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How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s.
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How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s
The League of Nations was a failure in they 1920s but it did have some successes. The main reason for its failure was that it could not control the major powers for example Italy in Corfu.
The League of Nations was split into two main parts, the assembly and the council. The assembly was like a parliament every member of the League sends a representative to the assembly that met once a year. The main powers of the assembly were admitting new members to the league, appointing temporary members to the council and deciding the budget of the League of Nations. The council met five times a year and also in emergencies. There were two types of members of the council permanent (Britain, France, Italy and Japan) and temporary (3 years). The council would elect temporary members. When voting the permanent members had a Veto of all decisions. The council was able to issue the three steps of action against countries. These steps were first Moral condemnation this was giving a judgement and verbal warning to the countries involved, the second step is Economic sanctions this when
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