IGCSE - CORE CONTENT - THE LEAGUE OF NATIONs
There are 4 Focus Points in this section:
1. How successful was the League in the 1920s?
2. How far did weaknesses in the League's organization make failure inevitable?
3. How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
4. How successful was the League in the 1930s?
1. How successful was the League in the 1920s?
2. How far did weaknesses in the League's organization make failure inevitable?
3. How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
4. How successful was the League in the 1930s?
Task 1: Knowledge and understanding - check on learning
Your first task is to answer 3 questions from the list below. You can select any 4, 6, 10 mark question listed below as long as you do one of each. Can you please upload them to Teams when you have finished.
1. How successful was the League in the 1920s?
(a) Describe the dispute over Corfu in 1923. [4]
(a) Describe the work of the League of Nations’ Slavery Commission. [4]
(a) Describe one failure of the League of Nations in the 1920s. [4]
(a) Describe the work of the League in relation to refugees. [4]
(a) Describe the part played by the League in international humanitarian work. [4]
(b) Why was the League of Nations able to have some successes in the 1920s? [6]
(b) Why were events in Corfu (1923) a problem for the League? [6]
(c) ‘The League of Nations was an effective organisation for preserving peace in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
(c) ‘The League of Nations achieved its peacekeeping aims in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
(c) How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s? Explain your answer. [10]
(a) Describe the dispute over Corfu in 1923. [4]
(a) Describe the work of the League of Nations’ Slavery Commission. [4]
(a) Describe one failure of the League of Nations in the 1920s. [4]
(a) Describe the work of the League in relation to refugees. [4]
(a) Describe the part played by the League in international humanitarian work. [4]
(b) Why was the League of Nations able to have some successes in the 1920s? [6]
(b) Why were events in Corfu (1923) a problem for the League? [6]
(c) ‘The League of Nations was an effective organisation for preserving peace in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
(c) ‘The League of Nations achieved its peacekeeping aims in the 1920s.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]
(c) How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s? Explain your answer. [10]
Recap: Successes and failures of the LON in the 1920's
Task 2: The great depression and its affect on the League of Nations.
There are 4 Focus Points in this section:
1. How successful was the League in the 1920s?
2. How far did weaknesses in the League's organization make failure inevitable?
3. How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
4. How successful was the League in the 1930s?
1. How successful was the League in the 1920s?
2. How far did weaknesses in the League's organization make failure inevitable?
3. How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
4. How successful was the League in the 1930s?
The impact of the great depression on the world and international peace

Task 1: Read page 33 of your text book.
Task 2: Watch the Following video - make notes on the impact of the Depression on the world.
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Task 3: Read through this worksheet. Page 1 - match up the 7 countries and the problems that they faced. |
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Task 4: Create a mind map
Create a mind map showing the main affects of the Great Depression on the countries of the world and the impact on the aim of the League of Nations to maintain world peace.