Part 1: League of Nations Agencies

1. Match each League agency with its main purpose:

1. International Labour Organisation (ILO)

2. Slavery Commission

3. Commission for Refugees

4. Health Organisation

A. Preventing disease outbreaks

B. Improving working conditions

C. Helping displaced people

D. Ending forced labour

2. Which of these was NOT a main aim of the League of Nations?

Maintaining world peace

Promoting international cooperation

Building military alliances

Improving social conditions

3. List two achievements of League agencies in the 1920s:

Part 2: Case Study Analysis

4. Complete the table below for ONE case study you have studied:

Case Study: ________________________

Countries involved: ________________________

What was the dispute about?

What action did the League take?

Was this a success or failure? Explain your answer:

5. Which case study shows the League's greatest success? Tick one and explain why:

Åland Islands dispute

Corfu Incident

Greco-Bulgarian Confrontation

Vilnius dispute

Explanation:

Part 3: Evaluating League Effectiveness

6. Tick all the factors that limited the League's effectiveness:

USA never joined the League

No army of its own

Decisions had to be unanimous

Great powers could ignore its decisions

Economic sanctions took time to work

Based in Geneva, Switzerland

7. Fill in the blanks using the words provided:

Words: sanctions, self-determination, peacekeeping, moral, collective security

The League relied on _____________ pressure and economic _____________ rather than military force. Its principle of _____________ meant all members would act together against aggressors. The League also promoted the idea of _____________, allowing peoples to choose their own government. However, its _____________ role was often undermined by the self-interest of major powers.

8. Do you think the League of Nations was more successful or more of a failure? Give three pieces of evidence to support your view:

My view: The League was more of a _____________ (success/failure)

Evidence 1:

Evidence 2:

Evidence 3: