The aim of this lesson is to investigate the weaknesses in the structure, organisation and membership of the League of Nations.
This lesson is the first lesson of Section 2 “To what extent was the League of Nations a Success” in ‘Part 1’ covering the Inter-war Years 1918-39 for the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. It also works for other exam boards that examine the League of Nations.
Lesson begins with a retrieval practice on the Treaty of Versailles and the crises caused by it in Germany.
Students will make a hypothesis on how successful the League of Nations will be in the 1920s.
Students complete a source analysis exercise with guided help from the teacher.
Students consider the impact of, and reasoning for, the USA deciding not to join the League.
Students analyse the ‘Keystone USA’ source.
The lesson then introduces Article 10 of the LoN, students should consider the aims and enforcement of this article.
Membership and organisation is then discussed and the students are to investigate which LoN body is responsible for various issues.
The lessons concludes with a recap of the key information from the lesson.
Some key words and phrases from the lesson:
Isolationism
League of Nations
Sanctions
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