Collapse of the League of Nations
History: Cambridge International GCSE The Twentieth Century (Option B), topic 3.2.2
The League of Nations Collapses
Japan and then Italy left the League of Nations, leaving Great Britain, France and USSR (Russia) as the only powerful nations.
Countries leave
- February 1933, Japan left the League over Manchuria.
- May 1937, Italy left the League.
- After this, the only powerful countries left were Great Britain, France and USSR (Russia).
Self-interest
- Through these international tensions, Great Britain and France had shown they were unwilling to protect other countries as they were too involved in themselves.
- The league collapsed.