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The aims of the League of Nations were to stop war, to make the world a better place to live and ...
to encourage disarmament
To negotiate the terms of peace with Germany
To encourage trade
How often did the assembly meet?
4-5 times a year
once a year
during a crisis
every month
How many countries were members of the League when it was created?
58
67
42
24
Which of these countries was never a member of the League of Nations?
USSR
Germany
France
USA
Which of the following was a questionable weakness of the League?
It was set up by the Treaty of Versailles
Its decision had to be unanimous
Its aims were impossibly ambitious
Why was Germany not a member of the League?
They could not afford the fees
They did not want to join
They had to prove themselves a peace loving nation
What was the strongest body of the League ?
The International Court of Justice
The Secretariat
The Council
The Assembly
Which country did Italy invade in 1935?
Abysinnia
China
France
Germany
What effect did the League’s failures in Manchuria and Abyssinia have?
They made the League stronger
They made the League weaker
More countries joined
The League strengthened its Army
Which of the following is a true statement about American involvement in the League of Nations?
President Woodrow Wilson refused to allow the U.S. to join the League of Nations
The Supreme Court ruled that joining the League of Nations would violate the U.S. Constitution
Congress voted to keep the U.S. out of the League of Nations
In the election of 1920, American voters voted to keep the U.S. out of the League of Nations
Who was forced to take sole responsibility for the war?
France
Germany
USSR
Turkey
What did the ‘Health Committee’ of the League do?
tried to improve the health of the people of the world
Tried to free all slaves
settled small disputes
What did the ‘Refugee Committee’ of the League do?
tried to improve the health of the people of the world
To organise the work of the committees, and liaise between them
tried to get refugees home, or into camps
What did the ‘Court of International Justice’ do?
settled small disputes
tried to improve the health of the people of the world
To organise the work of the committees, and liaise between them
How many times a year did the League’s ‘Assembly’ meet?
once a year
3 times a year
once a month
once every week
How many times a year did the ‘Council’ meet?
4-5 times a year or whenever is necessary
once a year
twice a year
once every 6 months
Name three powerful countries which were not members of the League.
USA, Germany, USSR
Japan, Britain France
Italy, Sweden, Belgium
Greece, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia
How many prisoners of war did the League get home?
500,000
1,000,000
250,000
850,900
Why did the Americans not want to join the League of Nations?
Americans did not want to get involved in European affairs because it might involve Americans dying in a war.
Americans did not like the French
USA thought it would be a waste of time
They were too lazy
What did the ‘Slavery Committee’ of the League do?
tried to get refugees or war prisoners home
settle disputes
improve living conditions of workers
tried to free all slaves
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