PRE-AICE WORLD HISTORY The League of Nations

As you read, use your metacognitive skills to take notes and capture your thoughts on this graphic organizer. Your topics are already selected for you and your task will be to select the relevant details and add your personal reflections. Your work will be reviewed and returned to you. Attach it to your interactive notebook. BEGIN BY READING PAGES 22-27. Be sure to review the sources on each page.

TOPIC Source 9 page 22 Outline the reason for opposition among groups in the USA. **Use evidence from the source to support your answer**

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Explain how the political situation in the USA impacted Wilsons ability to get the Congress to approve joining the League of Nations. **Refer to page 23** List the aims of the League of Nations

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Explain the impact of the USAs decision not to join the League **Refer to page 25** Be sure to include information about France and Britain in your answer!! List and briefly explain the parts of the League of Nations

**Refer to Source 18 on page 26** Which part of the League would deal with the following problems: a) an outbreak of a new infectious disease b) a border dispute between two countries c) accidents caused by dangerous machinery in factories d) complaints from people in Palestine that the British were not running the mandated territory properly?

Focus Task: Choose one of the arguments below to support a) The League of Nations will keep large and small nations secure. b) The League might look impressive but it has weaknesses. **Consider and include the following points to support your position: 1. the membership of the League 2. what the main bodies within the League can do 3. how each body will make decisions 4. how the League will enforce its decisions