Timeline+of+Events+leading+up+to+the+failure+of+the+League+of+Nations

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 * 1) End of WWI - the league of nations forms. - June 28, 1919. German Government signs the treaty of versailles. Blame is placed upon Germany. Causes resentment. War guilt clause
 * 2) The Unites States Congress fails to pass the Treaty of Versailles. - November 11, 1919
 * 3) They do not join the League of Nations. Makes the Lon much weaker than it could have been, especially since they came up with the idea.
 * 4) The Ruhr Crisis - 1923
 * 5) France and Belgium invade the Ruhr area of Germany. German workers go on strike ( passive resistance) against France. Increases the depression.
 * 6) The Dawes Plan - 1924
 * 7) Made by the United States. Transfer of loans between nations to help pay war debts and reparations.
 * 8) Locarno Pact- October 1925
 * 9) Germany accepted its borders between france and belgium as permanent and these borders were guaranteed by the uk and italy . Germany joins the league of nations. UK and italy were arbitrators for the treaty.
 * 10) Collapse of the Weimar Government - Make parallels
 * 11) Caused by economic down turn. Lack of trust in government, caused by resentment over the terms treaty of versailles. Shift to extremist parties and rise of Hitler and the Nazis
 * 12) Manchuria Crises - 1931-33
 * 13) Japan invades Manchuria. A section japanese railroad was blown up, so japan invades manchuria. League of nations shames Japan, but doesn’t really do anything. An example of how collective security did not work.
 * 14) Japan withdraws from the LON - 1932
 * 15) Japan refuses to do what the league says and withdraws from LON.
 * 16) Abyssinia crisis - 1935-6
 * 17) Italy invades ethiopia. Sent a clear and final signal that the League of Nations no longer played a role in world affairs.
 * 18) Germany invades Poland September 1, 1939
 * 19) Start of WWII,