USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hoare-Laval pact was significant because of the following reasons: ❖ It showed that Britain and France were willing to undermine the League to protect their own interests. ❖ The League was supposed to protect smaller countries, but Italy was given the rights to Abyssinian land after its aggressive actions.

Detailed explanation-2: -This did not eventuate, but American planners took for granted that “Abyssinia has no place in” the future League. Abyssinia, alone of the candidates then under discussion, was self-evidently disbarred. Yet, in 1923, to “prolonged applause, ” the League Assembly voted unanimously to admit Abyssinia as a member.

Detailed explanation-3: -In response to Ethiopian appeals, the League of Nations condemned the Italian invasion in 1935 and voted to impose economic sanctions on the aggressor. The sanctions remained ineffective because of general lack of support.

Detailed explanation-4: -The League’s unwillingness to impose an oil sanction and its evident failure to prevent Italy’s conquest of Abyssinia discredited the League and its collective security provisions.