The League of Nations

Q. Which of the following reasons led to the failure of the League of Nations?

1. USA’s Policy of Isolation
2. Lack of Army and members support
3. Benefactor of Winners
4. Rise of Dictatorship in USA

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the involvement of the US in the League of Nations?

1. It followed a policy of isolation.
2. The league was the brain child of a US president.
3. It was the most active member of the League.
4. Presence of US weakened the League.

Q. Which major power chose not to officially join the League of Nations?

1. Japan
2. Russia
3. USA
4. Great Britain

Q. Ram says that the League of Nations was the most powerful organisation in the world. Deepa says the members of the League of Nations often failed to take collective action. Who do you think is right?

1. Ram is right.
2. Deepa is right.
3. Both are right.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. Which of the following best describes the effect of the Monroe Doctrine on world politics?

1. Great Britain became more actively involved in Canadian affairs.
2. The United States was determined to take over Central and South America.
3. Spain began to play an active role in a series of Latin American wars for independence.
4. France began supporting Native Americans in their attempts to retake their ancestral lands from the U.S. government.
5. It set the tone for U.S. foreign policy in the future.

Q. What was the result of President Wilson's unwillingness to compromise over the issue of the League of Nations?

1. His loss of the presidency in the election of 1920
2. The rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the European nations.
3. The failure of the Senate to approve the Treaty of Versailles.
4. An increase in power of the Democratic party.
5. A surge in popular support for his resolve.

Q. Although the final documents differed greatly, the Treaty of Versailles borrowed several ideas from Woodrow Wilson's declaration of .

1. Fourteen Points
2. Armistice
3. Independence

Q. Which organ of the League of Nations had both permanent and non permanent members?

1. The Assembly
2. The Council
3. The Secretariat
4. Permanent court of International Justice

Q. _________ was responsible for the general administrative task of the League of Nations.

1. The Assembly
2. The Council
3. The Secretariat
4. Permanent court of International Justice

Q. Briefly discuss the two main causes for the failure of the League of Nations in keeping the peace intact.

Q. When did the the League of Nations emerge as an international peacekeeping organisation?

1. 10 January, 1920
2. 20 January, 1921
3. 20 January, 1920
4. 10 January, 1921

Q. Which of the following was/were the objectives of the League of Nations?

1. Promote International Cooperation
2. Maintain international peace
3. To increase the armpower of the countries
4. Collective security

Q. Name the global association of nations that makes laws and rules for countries?

1. The Union of Nations
2. The United Nations
3. The League of Nations
4. The Party of Nations
5. None of these

Q. Britain and France did not take preventive measures when Hitler rearmed Germany. Why?

1. To avoid another war.
2. They were unaware of Hitler's existence.
3. To get the colonies of Asia and Africa from Germany.
4. Due to natural calamities in Europe.

Q. President Wilson's unwillingness to compromise over the issue of the League of Nations resulted in

1. a surge in popular support for his resolve
2. his loss of the presidency in the election of 1920
3. the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles by the European nations
4. the failure of the Senate to approve the Treaty of Versailles
5. an increase in power of the Democratic party

Q. Which of the following is/are among the reason(s) behind the failure of the League of Nations?

1. Lack of military power
2. Supremacy of nationalism over collective peace
3. The league had a world-wide membership that diluted its power
4. Lack of support from nations like Britian, France, and Germany

Q. Which of the following bodies were a part of the League of Nations?

1. Assembly
2. Permanent Court of Justice
3. Civil Rights Court
4. The Secretariat
5. International
   Labour
   Organisation
6. United Nations
7. Council
8. World Health
   Organization

Q. What was the primary task of the Council of the League of Nations?

1. To settle international disputes
2. Improving global working conditions and standards of living
3. Admitting new members into the organisation
4. Registration and publication of treaties

Q. Which of the following methods did the League of Nations use to try and control aggression amongst its member countries?

1. Military intervention
2. Secret treaties
3. Total blockade
4. Economic sanctions

Q. What is the term used to describe the policy of making concessions to dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict, like in the case of Anglo-French foreign policy of the 1930s with reference to Nazi Germany?

1. Mutual defence agreement
2. Policy of conciliation
3. Policy of concessions
4. Policy of appeasement

Q. Which treaty granted the United States full sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone?

1. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
2. Brest-Litovsk Treaty
3. Treaty of Versailles
4. Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
5. Treaty of Tordesillas