Economic Depression

How the Great Depression impacted the fall of the League of Nations

What was the Economic Depression?

What was the Economic Depression?

It officially lasted from 1929-1939
It was caused by the Wall Street Crash in 1929
American Trades
Industry
Less Loans to Europe

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How did it lead to the League of Nations

downfall?

How did it lead to the League of Nations downfall?

-America traded with the LoN, which helped the LoN carry out their tasks
-Hitler rose to power (used economic depression as propaganda)
-Loss of faith in capitalism and democracy

This was one of the leading causes of

WW2.

Manchuria
Japan attacks China

What did the League of Nations do?

What did the League of Nations do?

The League of Nations did Nothing.
Their Policies were either useless or made things worse.

What did the League of Nations do?

The League of Nations didn`t impose trade sanctions on aggressors, because
they feared this would worsen the economical depression.
The Countries were unwilling to use military force against aggressors, since they
were dealing with the economic depression.
Countries increased import tax to make local products sell, this made trade
harder and in return it made exporting goods harder.

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