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Countries spent less on armaments in the the 1920s than they did before WWI
False
The message of this 1929 cartoon is that the League was doing a good job in getting countries to disarm.
False
The League Disarmament conference began in February 1932
True
The conference produced clear guidelines on how limits on weapons would be achieved.
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The League conference succeeded in passing resolutions prohibiting the bombing of civilian populations, and prohibiting chemical warfare.
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Countries agreed to ban the manufacture of chemical weapons
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The Conference agreed that Germany should be permitted to rearm to the level of other League members.
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Hitler (Chancellor from January 1933) was a big supporter of the Disarmament Conference.
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Germany left the conference and the League in October 1933
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By 1933 many people in Britain believed the Treaty of Versailles was unfair.
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The atmosphere in the conference was one of increasing hope
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The term to describe Britain's 'policy' towards German rearmament and breaking the Treaty of Versailles was 'appeasement'
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In 1935 the British rejected an agreement preventing Germany from increasing he size of their navy compared to Britain's.
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Study Notes
Inter-War Period: Disarmament and Rearmament
- Countries reduced their armaments expenditure in the 1920s compared to the pre-WWI era.
League of Nations Disarmament Conference (1932)
- The conference aimed to establish guidelines for limiting weapons and achieving disarmament.
- Resolutions were passed prohibiting:
- Bombing of civilian populations
- Chemical warfare
- Countries agreed to ban the manufacture of chemical weapons.
- Germany was permitted to rearm to the level of other League members.
Germany's Withdrawal and Appeasement Policy
- Hitler, Chancellor from January 1933, initially supported the Disarmament Conference.
- Germany left the conference and the League in October 1933.
- By 1933, many in Britain viewed the Treaty of Versailles as unfair.
- The British policy towards German rearmament and breaking the Treaty of Versailles was called 'appeasement'.
- In 1935, Britain rejected an agreement preventing Germany from increasing the size of their navy compared to Britain's.
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