Disarmament and the International Treaties

By the mid 1920s, it was widely believed that a build-up of arms by all sides had helped to cause the First World War. In 1925, the League set up a commission to plan a disarmament conference, but Britain and France would not co-operate and the conference never took place.

Lessons & Resources » To What Extent was the League of Nations a Success?

• Political Cartoon Interpretation
• The Background to the League of Nations
• The Aims and Membership of the League
• The Structure and Organisation of the League of Nations
• The Strengths and Weaknesses of the League
• The Border Disputes of the 1920s
• The League's Other Work
• The Economic Depression and the work of the League
• The Manchurian Crisis
• Mussolini and Abyssinia