Responding to Ultranationalism
Key Question: How have people responded to Ultranationalism?
Learning Goal: Identify positive and negative methods to responding to Ultranationalism
Learning Goal: Identify positive and negative methods to responding to Ultranationalism
Failure of the League of Nations
By 1934, 58 countries, including Canada, Britain, and France, were members of the League of Nations, which had been created after World War 1. League members agreed to help one another and to take action to maintain peace. If one country invaded another, League members could;
But member countries were not required to provide troops to stop invasions. When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, for example, China appealed to the League for help. The League condemned the invasion. Japan responded by resigning its membership in 1933. After that, League members could not agree on what action to take - and ended up doing nothing.
Now, nations had to decide how to respond to Ultranationalism on their own.
By 1934, 58 countries, including Canada, Britain, and France, were members of the League of Nations, which had been created after World War 1. League members agreed to help one another and to take action to maintain peace. If one country invaded another, League members could;
- order the invader to leave the other country's territory
- impose trade sanctions - penalties - on the invader
- use military force against the invader
But member countries were not required to provide troops to stop invasions. When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, for example, China appealed to the League for help. The League condemned the invasion. Japan responded by resigning its membership in 1933. After that, League members could not agree on what action to take - and ended up doing nothing.
Now, nations had to decide how to respond to Ultranationalism on their own.
Flexible Groups
In groups (random), students will create posters that promote their given response to Ultranationalism. When finished, students will display their posters in the classroom for other students to view. Be sure to follow the exemplar to ensure that your poster is informative. You posters will be uploaded into the categories below for study purposes.
Appeasement
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War
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Raising Awareness
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Peacekeeping
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