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The League of Nations

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the most powerful countries in the league of nations in 1920?

a)

Britain and the USA

b)

France and the USA

c)

Britain and France

d)

Germany and the USSR

2.

Which country was a permanent member of the Council in 1920

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

The USSR

d)

The USA

3.

After which treaty was the League of Nations founded?

a)

Geneva

b)

Lisbon

c)

Paris

d)

Versailles

4.

Where were the headquarters of the LoN located?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Oslo

d)

Geneva

5.

What did Germany need to do in order to join the League

a)

Prove it was a powerful nation

b)

Prove it was a peaceful nation

c)

Prove it was a weak nation

d)

Prove it was a rich nation

6.

Why was the USSR not allowed to join initially?

a)

France and Britain did not want to allow communist nations to join

b)

France was at war with Russia

c)

Britain was angry about the Tsar being killed

d)

The USSR did not want to join.

7.

Why were Britain and France not fit to lead the League of Nations?

a)

People did not respect them

b)

Their economies were too small

c)

They had been weakened by the war.

d)

They were not part of the League.

8.

Britain felt that trade sactions would only work if ______ applied them

a)

South Africa

b)

America

c)

France

d)

Everyone

9.

France's main priority in the 1920s and 1930s was

a)

To defend itself from a future German threat.

b)

To promote the League of Nations

c)

To expand its empire

d)

The learn English

10.

Britain's main priority was...

a)

to protect itself from Germany

b)

to teach people English

c)

to be an international police force

d)

to rebuild its empire

11.

Why did Germany leave the League of nations in 1933?

a)

They had a row with France

b)

The USSR was allowed to join and Germany hated them.

c)

The Nazi party came to power in Germany

d)

They wanted to save on membership fees.

12.

Why did the USSR leave the league in 1939?

a)

They jointly invaded Poland with Germany

b)

They saw how useless the League was

c)

They disliked all the capitalist countries.

d)

They wanted to set up their own organization.

13.

How many countries joined the League in January 1920?

a)

40

b)

53

c)

1

d)

197

14.

Which is NOT an aim of the League of Nations

a)

Discourage aggression

b)

Encourage co-operation

c)

encourage disarmament

d)

Promote capitalism

15.

What was the most influential part of the League of Nation

a)

The Council

b)

The Assembly

c)

The Parliament

d)

The Congress