How successful was the LON in the 1920s?

1. How successful was the LON in the 1920s? The League of Nations 1920

2. 4 Aims of the League • Discourage aggression from any country • Improve working and living conditions for people across the world • Encourage disarmament • Encourage co-operation in business and trade • Encourage co-operation in business and trade

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdHA5uT9ocg&feature=related • League of nations aims and failures/ successes

4. 1. ‘How successful was it in settling disputes that resulted from the peace treaties?’ 2. ‘How successful were its campaigns to improve people’s lives?’ 3. ‘How successful was it in the aim of achieving disarmament?’ 4. ‘How well did it establish itself as the world’s peacekeeper?’ 1. ‘Mixed success, solved small disputes but not good at facing up to the more powerful nations such as Italy!’ 2. ‘Lots of successes, - within the limits of time, money and people’s selfishness!’ 3. ‘Not at all successful!!’ 4. ‘Only on the surface, as the more powerful nations tended to make their real decisions among themselves.’ How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s?

5. Today’s work: How successful was the LON in the 1920s? • Explain 2 disputes the LON solved fairly and 2 that it failed to solve fairly • Explain 3 commissions that were successful overall and one unsuccessful one – the Disarmament Commission • If you have time, explain the treaties of the 1920s and decide whether they show the LON as successful or unsuccessful. • Give the LON a mark out of 10 and say why you have given that mark