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The Manchurian Crisis
a bomb exploded on the South Manchurian
Railway. After the explosion, the
Japanese army claimed it needed
to restore order and took control of
the town of Mukden. -
The Manchurian Crisis
China approached the League after
the explosion in Manchuria,
requesting the League's
involvement in the dispute. -
The Manchurian Crisis
China appealed to the League of
Nations for a second time -
The Manchurian Crisis
The commission reported in
September 1932 that the people of
Manchuria did not want to become
Manchuko, or to be governed by
Japan -
The Manchurian Crisis
a special
assembly of the League voted
against Japan, and in favour of the
Lytton Commission 42 votes to one -
The Manchurian Crisis
In March 1933, Japan left the
League of Nations and kept
control of Manchuko. In 1937 it
launched a full-scale invasion of
China -
The Abyssinian Crisis
Italy was a leading League of Nations
member that wanted to extend its hold
on Italian Somaliland into Abyssinia. -
The Abyssinian Crisis
Abyssinia appeals to Council of
League of Nations again, after their
appeal in December 1934, after the
Wal-Wal incident. -
The Abyssinian Crisis
Great Britain, France and Italy meet
at Stresa to discuss Germany.
France and Britain needed a good
relationship with Italy to maintain a
balance of power in Europe against
Germany. -
The Abyssinian Crisis
Italy agrees to the League of
Nations arbitration of its dispute
with Abyssinia. -
The Abyssinian Crisis
Addis Ababa, capital of Abyssinia,
fell to the Italians. Mussolini
declares himself emperor of
Abyssinia. Abyssinia’s leader, Haile
Selassie, ends the war with Italy. -
The Abyssinian Crisis
Once Abyssinia had been taken
over, economic sanctions against
Italy were abandoned