Early Acts of Appeasement
The Failures of the League of Nations
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The End of the League of Nations
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Interesting Fact
In a more general way the League of Nations was grounded in the rise and fall of the practice of consultation among the European powers.
Quote
"Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless."
-Adolf Hitler
-Adolf Hitler
Subjunctive Question
What would have happened if countries had not found out that if they left the League of Nations, no other country could do anything to stop them?
Summary
The early acts of appeasement started out with the failures of the League of Nations. It lacked enforment and was too closely linked with the Treaty of Versailles. Also, Nationalism was too strong at the time. The next was the Japanese occupation of Manchuria in 1931. Japan owned the South Manchuria railway and in 1931 a military operation claimed Manchuria. Japan quits the league becasue they realised they couldn't do anything to stop them if they were not in the League. Japan proceded to invaded northern China in 1933. After that was the Italian occupation of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in 1935. Italy had interest in colony since 1895 and Mussolini wanted to expand his empire. Following this was the end of the League of Nations. The League did not respond to Italy's invasion and economic santcions threatened by League. The Hoare-Laval plan gives most of Ethiopia to Italy if fighting stopped. This plan undermines the league which signifies the end becasue people started loosing intrest. The final early act was in 1935 when 1935 Hitler introduced conscription in Germany. France, Britain and Italy form the Stresa front to condemn Hitler's actions, but in 1935 Mussolini signed a naval agreement with Hitler. As a result in March 1936 Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland, breaking the Locarno Pact.