Cambridge IGCSE History
B2To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Overview
Specified content: the League's structure, aims and membership; peacekeeping in the 1920s (Vilna 1920, the Aaland Islands 1920-21, Corfu 1923, Bulgaria 1925); humanitarian work (refugees, health, working conditions, slavery); the 1930s: causes, events and consequences of the Manchurian and Abyssinian crises.
Learning objectives
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- B2.1Assess how far weaknesses in the League's organisation and membership made failure inevitable.
- B2.2Assess how successful the League's peacekeeping was in the 1920s.
- B2.3Assess how important the League's humanitarian work was.
- B2.4Explain how far the Depression made the League's work more difficult in the 1930s.
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The League in the 1920s: peacekeeping and humanitarian work
25 min
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The League in the 1930s: Depression, Manchuria and Abyssinia
30 min
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The League of Nations: aims, structure and membership
25 min
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