Peasant dissatisfaction was heightened by fear of what they believed was the government’s repossession of property. The assertion of national factions amidst the instability was found at its highest form in Georgia’s declaration of independence. The “Union of Unions”, an organization of liberal groups, was formed in May with the intent of forming some sort of alliance to include peasants and factory workers. Summer brought mutinies from both the navy and army. The humiliating outcome of the war with Japan did little to soothe the spirits of a country already increasingly suspicious of their leaders’ capability.
STRENTGHS It was set up by the Treaty of Versailles (which every nation hated) Its aims were too ambitious Some of the greatest powers in the world - Germany, Russia and the USA - were not members: The USA did not want to join. The Russians refused to join (they were Communists and thought the League harboured Capitalists) Germany was not allowed to join Council members were not the most powerful countries in the world, and were not prepared to use their armies. Also sometimes council members were involved in the trouble Trade sanctions would damaged the countries of the League as well as the country that had gone to war The League had no army; it had to rely on member countries declaring war on countries that broke the Covenant Its organisation was a muddle Decisions had to be unanimous, making it very hard to get anything done Secretariat was too small to handle the vast work of the League The League came to be seen as a club for the victors of the First World War and was mostly European WEAKNESSES It was set up by the Treaty of Versailles, which every nation had signed Forty-two countries joined the League at the start. In the 1930s about 58 nations were members. This made the League seem strong.
From the start there was economic instability because of the cost of World War One and there was widespread disillusion within the German people. The public did not support the Weimar, and the administrative branch of the government, including the Judiciary, also teachers did not back it up either. Mass unemployment, damages to the infrastructure also from World War One, and the demand for reparation payments put lots of pressure on the inexperienced democracy. Not only in Germany, but all over Europe, fundamental and anti-democratic movements gained support. 2.
The CCC sought to provide employment to millions of unemployed young men living in urban America. The CCC created work camps in rural and wilderness settings where young men planted trees, built reservoirs, developed parks, and improved agricultural irrigation. The CCC was successful in both the short- and long-term in providing jobs to young men. However, in the 1930s, it did nothing to equalize society. Not only did it exclude women from such work, but the vast majority of CCC programs were restricted to whites.
How Far Can the Failure of the League of Nations in the 1930s be blamed on the Great Depression? The failure of the League of Nations in the 1930s can be blamed partly on the Great Depression because this economic crisis in 1929 influenced the later invasions, such as the Abyssinian Crisis and Manchurian Crisis, which are believed to have undermined the League because it was then seen as powerless and irrelevant, however, it is not the most significant reason as to why the League failed, because both self-interest and the absence of the USA in the League, were major factors that caused the failure of the League, and are more significant origins of the failure than the Great Depression. The Great Depression can be regarded as a significant factor as to why the League of Nations failed in the 1930s because as a consequence, all countries around the world lost their good will, which the League greatly depended on in order to be successful, and lead to militarism; to which the League was unsuccessful in controlling. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression, and hit many powerful countries critically. Therefore, it led to militarism because many countries did not know what to do in response, other than to focus on expansion as a solution to their problems.
Unemployed workers were potential supporters of the communists, Hitler’s rivals. Nazis also believed that unemployed workers sapped the strength of a nation. Men needed to be put to useful work, in the service of their country. So in 1933 the Nazis set up this provided manual work for the unemployed. At first it was a voluntary scheme but from 1935 it was made compulsory for all young men to serve for six months in the RAD.
A short time after, Roosevelt opened the strongest banks and the weakest ones were still closed and helped with government loaning. Also during the 100 days, Roosevelt created alphabet agencies to put the new acts into practice. The alphabet agencies were also set up to relief depression of both industry and agriculture. One agency was The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This was an agency that was aimed at unemployed young men mostly.
This incompatibility stifled the coalition's progress. The high hopes of a "land fit for heroes" meant this lack of progress especially hurt his reputation in office. This internal factor was thereby key in helping the Conservatives engineer his downfall. This lack of progress was also due to a general downturn in the economy: caused by WW1 and the growth of competition abroad. A policy of retrenchment was introduced after a short boom.
England was rich in supplies of coal for energy, and iron for construction. England’s population grew rapidly in the 18th century. Britain was the leader of the Industrial Revolution because of better production possibilities, a large necessity for work, and a more modernized form of government. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, England transformed from a traditional agricultural nation to an industrial powerhouse. The industrialization of England required a vast abundance of resources; England quickly colonized many areas of Africa and South Asia.
This angered the German public as they thought that the government’s plan would just make living harder if they did increase the taxes. Taking advantage of this, Hitler told the public that the reparations and the Treaty of Versailles was to blame for Germany’s hardship. When America recalled all the loans that they gave Germany, Germany was left in immense debts. This proved Hitler’s point that the reparations and the Treaty of Versailles were wrong. After that the people of Germany began to vote for Hitler because the Weimar government had proved itself useless and Hitler was the only one offering a way out.