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League of Nations: Weaknesses and Failures

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the United States refuse to join the League of Nations?

a)

They were not interested in international relations

b)

They were not invited to join

c)

They believed it would drag their country into future wars and disputes

d)

They were already a member of a similar organization

2.

What was the main reason for Germany not being allowed to join the League of Nations initially?

a)

They were not interested in joining

b)

They were not invited to join

c)

They had to demonstrate peaceful intentions

d)

They were already a member of a similar organization

3.

Why was Soviet Russia not invited to join the League of Nations initially?

a)

They were not interested in joining

b)

They were communist and committed to the overthrow of capitalism

c)

They were not invited to join

d)

They were already a member of a similar organization

4.

What was the first significant foreign policy action taken by Hitler in relation to the League of Nations?

a)

Invading Manchuria

b)

Invading Finland

c)

Expelling Germany from the League of Nations

d)

Joining the League of Nations

5.

What was the main concern of Britain in relation to the League of Nations?

a)

Joining the League of Nations

b)

Increasing security against Japan

c)

Maintaining its empire

d)

Increasing security against Germany

6.

What was the concept of collective security intended to maintain?

a)

Military dominance

b)

World peace

c)

Political influence

d)

Economic stability

7.

What was the first stage in the concept of collective security to stop an aggressive power?

a)

Trade boycott

b)

Economic sanctions

c)

Moral disapproval

d)

Military sanctions

8.

What was the main reason for the lack of effectiveness of the League of Nations in taking decisive action against a country disturbing the peace?

a)

Lack of an army

b)

Lack of membership

c)

Unanimous decisions

d)

Lack of economic sanctions

9.

What was the main reason for Italy leaving the League of Nations in 1937?

a)

Joining a different international organization

b)

Receiving criticism for invading Abyssinia

c)

Receiving criticism for invading Finland

d)

Receiving criticism for invading Manchuria

10.

What was the main reason for Japan leaving the League of Nations in 1933?

a)

Receiving criticism for invading Manchuria

b)

Receiving criticism for invading Finland

c)

Joining a different international organization

d)

Receiving criticism for invading Abyssinia

11.

What was the main reason for the expulsion of Soviet Russia from the League of Nations in 1939?

a)

Joining a different international organization

b)

Receiving criticism for invading Abyssinia

c)

Receiving criticism for invading Finland

d)

Invasion of Finland

12.

What was the main reason for Germany being allowed to join the League of Nations in 1926?

a)

They were already a member of a similar organization

b)

They were not allowed to join

c)

They received criticism for invading Abyssinia

d)

They demonstrated peaceful intentions

13.

What was the main reason for the League of Nations looking like a club for the victorious powers?

a)

Germany's membership

b)

Lack of an army

c)

Lack of economic sanctions

d)

Germany not being allowed to join initially

14.

What was the main reason for the reluctance of the United States to place the keystone in the bridge in the cartoon?

a)

They believed it would drag their country into future wars and disputes

b)

They were already a member of a similar organization

c)

They were not interested in international relations

d)

They were not invited to join

15.

What was the main reason for the missing keystone in the cartoon representing the League of Nations?

a)

Lack of an army

b)

Reluctance of the United States to join

c)

Lack of economic sanctions

d)

Germany's membership