WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the ‘Slavery Committee’ of the League do?
A
tried to get refugees or war prisoners home
B
settle disputes
C
improve living conditions of workers
D
tried to free all slaves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Its objectives were two-fold: “the complete suppression” and “securing the abolition of slavery and the slave trade”. Thus, the Convention sought not only to end slavery and the slave trade in fact, but also in law: to abolish laws which allowed for such enslavement.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1926 Slavery Convention was an agreement among member states of the League of Nations that obliged signatories to eliminate slavery, the slave trade, and forced labor in their territories.

Detailed explanation-3: -( a ) To prevent and suppress the slave trade; ( b ) To bring about, progressively and as soon as possible, the complete abolition of slavery in all its forms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct answer is Lord Ellenborough. The Charter Act of 1833 provided for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Indian empire. Later, in 1843 slavery was declared illegal throughout India by enacting the Indian slavery act of 1843. The Governor-general at this time was Lord Ellenborough.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 1926 Slavery Convention or the Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is an international treaty created under the auspices of the League of Nations and first signed on 25 September 1926. It was registered in League of Nations Treaty Series on 9 March 1927, the same day it went into effect.

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