WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Significant failures Fascist dictatorships took power in Germany, Italy and Japan, which were intent on empire-building and these countries defied the League. Japan conquered Manchuria in 1932. The League objected, but could do nothing. When the League supported China, Japan left the League.
Detailed explanation-2: -The lack of unanimity among the members of the League hindered its smooth functioning. Italy, Japan and Germany refused to be bound by the orders of the League which left Britain and France to be the only powers in the League. This lack of support by these countries also became responsible for the League’s downfall.
Detailed explanation-3: -The structure of the league paralysed it, no one could agree on anything and the decisions had to be unanimous. It took too long to get anything done. The world wide economic depression made countries self interests their priorities, rather than world peace.
Detailed explanation-4: -So, the League of Nations was successful in small ways in the 1920s, stopping small wars and improving lives. But it could not defend the Treaty of Versailles, it failed to get disarmament, and it could not persuade powerful countries to stop fighting.