The Weakness of the League

• All of the victorious great powers had joined after the war except America, only France and the United Kingdom had been with the League from start to finish. The league could not really act on the big nations who could ignore the leagues ‘collective security’ which was their act on aggressors instead of deploying an army. So it could not enforce its decisions
• In 1923 the Corfu incident demonstrated to the world that the League could not deal at all with acts of aggression. In 1931 when Japan invaded Manchuria, all the league could do was condemn Japan who left the league and continued the aggression against China.
• When Italy attacked Ethiopia all the league could do was condemn Italy and place sanctions on it, but they didn’t put sanctions on the oil, which would have been an effective option. Britain and France didn’t give the league proper support. The league could not prevent Italy from completing the invasion of Ethiopia.

Other Notes in this Category

1. Background of the League of Nations
2. Historians Verdict on the Treaty of Versailles
3. The Achievements and Weaknesses of the Leage of Nations
4. The Peace Settlement’s After World War One
5. The positions of various countries on peace negotiations
6. The Treaty of Versailles

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