Y11: 1-1. League of Nations – Introduction

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Today you are going to start with your topic on “The League of Nations” by investigate what sort of social work the League of Nations did!

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The League of Nations was the brainchild of President Woodrow Wilson. Unfortunately the USA did not join the League of Nations as the US Senate refused to ratify the agreement…

2.

What was the League of Nations?

“an international organisation, set up after WW1, as part of the Paris peace settlement, to keep world peace and improve social conditions world-wide”

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Aims of the League of Nations

The League of Nations had a number of aims. They include:

  1. to keep peace & prevent war
  2. to deal with disputes among nations
  3. to protect the independence of countries
  4. to safeguard borders
  5. to encourage countries to reduce armaments
  6. to improve social conditions worldwide
  7. to safeguard the terms of the post-war treaties

4.

Examine the two extracts below to determine what the structure of the League of Nations looked like:

-Extract 1-

-Extract 2-

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You should have noted that the League operated by means of a number of departments:

Today, we are going to look specifically at the “Commissions” and Special Committees that the League used to improve social conditions worldwide.

5.

So, let’s focus on the League’s efforts to improve social conditions worldwide… Read the following details about the League’s efforts to improve Social Conditions:

6.

Use the above information to make a PowerPoint / Slides Presentation about “The Social Work of the League of Nations”.

There are three requirements… Your presentation must:

  • include relevant information
  • include exactly 7 slides
  • comprise of 50% text and 50% images

Your Presentation must be shared with me for assessment.

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