Which of the following did most to undermine peace in the 1930s?

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Emmanuel Sunil Class10

Which of the following did most to undermine peace in the 1930s?

  1. The Abyssinian crisis
  2. The remilitarization of the Rhine Land
  3. The Spanish civil War.

During the 1920s, feverish attempts to establish a long-lasting peace were made all around the world. However, these were dilapidated by the consecutive events that followed though out the 1930s.Three events in particular, namely, the Abyssinian crisis (1935/1936), the Remilitarization of the Rhineland (March 1936) and the Spanish civil war (1936-1939), severely undermined the peace and stability of the world, especially in Europe. In my opinion, the Remilitarization of the Rhineland had a substantial impact on the peace in Europe, and out of the three it undermined peace the most.

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The Abyssinian crisis was a blow to the good work of the League of Nations. Abyssinia, an Independent member of the League was taken over by Italy (a council member), and although the League tried to take action against Italy, the economic sanctions that were imposed on it were ineffective. Britain and France were also unable to prevent the conflict and it was clear (through the Hoare–Laval Pact) that they were more interested in having Mussolini as an ally against Hitler.  This damaged the reputation of the League and led to its rapid demise. However, Mussolini was annoyed by ...

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