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WorksheetsThe League of Nations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
Where were the headquarters of the LoN located?
London
New York
Oslo
Geneva
How many countries joined the League in January 1920?
40
53
1
197
4. Why was Russia not invited to join?
It was a fascist country
It was an isolationist country
It was an imperialist country
It was a communist country
Which of the following is a reason for the weakness of the League of Nations?
All countries can veto
The member states prefer to use conflict to solve the problems among countries
The bigger powers put their own interests above the League's and were not willing to take harsher stand against aggressor
Soviet Union and Germany were creating troubles in the League of Nations
Which of these was a failure in the 1920's? (check all that apply)
Invasion of the Ruhr
Corfu
Teschen
Treaty of Riga
Which of these was a success for the LoN in the 1920's? (check all that apply)
Upper Silesia
Teschen
Aaland Islands
Vilna
In which area did the League help to settle a dispute between Germany and Poland?
The Ruhr
The Polish Corridor
Upper Silesia
The Rhineland
9. Who was the Aaland Island conflict between?
Sweden and Finland
Sweden and Denmark
Iceland and Sweden
Norway and Denmark
What was decided in the Aaland Islands dispute (1921)?
Finland would maintain control
Sweden would gain control
Finland and Sweden would split control
The LoN would oversee as a mandate
What was decided with Upper Silesia in 1921?
Plebiscite was held; Germany gained area
Plebiscite was held; Poland gained area
Plebiscite was held; Poland and Germany split area
Plebiscite was held; area would become LoN mandate
This LoN failure was when Polish troops took over the Lithuanian capital and then formally annexed it in 1922 even though the LoN wanted to hold a plebiscite on the area.
Riga
Ruhr
Corfu
Vilna
How was the Memel dispute of 1919-22 resolved?
Memel reverted to German control
Memel became an autonomous region within Lithuania
Memel became a free-city
France administered Memel in perpetuity
The Corfu Incident showed the LoN was weak because (check all that apply)
Greece refused to compromise
Italy was in a position to prevent the LoN from taking any action
The LoN's decision was overruled by another body-Council of Ambassadors
None of the above
What branch of the LoN carried out the day to day operations (publishing reports, preparing agendas, etc.)
Secretariat
Assembly
Mandate Committee
International Labor Committee
Which of the following are true of the Slavery Commission?
The USA was forced to pay former slave reparations
200,000 slaves were freed in Sierra Leone
It targeted slave owners and traders in Burma (Myanmar)
Slavery was totally eradicated in Asia
How many prisoners were returned to their homes by the Refugee Commission of the LON?
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
Successes of the International Labour Organisation include...(choose two)
banning poisonous white lead from paint
banning slavery in the colonies
limiting working hours children were allowed to work
introducing a minimum wage
The Mosul question was a dispute between which groups?
Great Britain
Turkey
Iraq
The Kurdish People
