[poke]

Hi could any one please tell me which countries were involved in the abysinnian crisis and which country tryed to conquer the other as i cant find any info on this anywhere cheers poke

[Mrs Faithorn]

The only countries directly involved in the Abyssinian Crisis were Abyssinia and Italy.

Italy invaded (and defeated) Abyssinia.

For more info. see these sites:
http://www.historyle...k/abyssinia.htm
http://johndclare.ne...f_nations6b.htm

I can't think why you seem to be having so much difficulty finding out basic information for the work you appear to be doing at the moment on the causes of WWII. Don't you have a textbook for your course?

[poke]

Mrs Faithorn, on Apr 4 2006, 11:06 PM, said:

The only countries directly involved in the Abyssinian Crisis were Abyssinia and Italy.

Italy invaded (and defeated) Abyssinia.

For more info. see these sites:
http://www.historyle...k/abyssinia.htm
http://johndclare.ne...f_nations6b.htm

I can't think why you seem to be having so much difficulty finding out basic information for the work you appear to be doing at the moment on the causes of WWII. Don't you have a textbook for your course?

Hi cheers for the help again no we were just given a piece of paper saying write an essay we are teacher sed theres no info in r books (but there is) and we study ww2 abart 3mnths ago so i 4got all abart it nar
cheers for help any way

[Mrs Faithorn]

Oh. I see.

Just one small point ..... when you write your essay you will try to use 'ordinary' English, won't you? (Rather than semi txt msg spk )

[poke]

i will cheers for all the help

[Timothy AP Smith]

Hello We are writing an essay on the subject, Did the League of Nations fail because the problems in the 1930s were greater than those of the 20’s?

I was wondering whether there are any helpful websites showing the self intrest of league nations at the time and why there were underhand reasons for the league doing nothing about Manchuria but exspecially Abyssinia.

Thanks

[MrJohnDClare]

Really good question.

You need to know about the Hoare-Laval Pact (and click here for more).
This webpage has only the beginning of an article on Abyssinia, but it tells you all the reasons for Britain and France's perfidy.

A good simple site on the Abyssinia crisis is
http://www.johndclar...f_nations6b.htm
You might find it useful to follow the link to http://www.etext.org...icle/waugh.html

The British (and American) attitude on Abyssinia was called 'completely immoral and cowardly'. If you can be bothered, this 13-page article looks at that.
(The crazy thing about the article is that it gives you no link to go onto page 2! You have to change the URL to http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa36...i_n8716608/pg_2, after which you get a 'Previous...Next' option at the top of the page!)

[Timothy AP Smith]

Thank you very much for the help I know about the lavel pact but the rest should be very helpful

Thanks Again.

[MrJohnDClare]

Yes - I think the thing is that, as you read the links about the Hoare-Laval Pact it will tell you things you want to know about the self intrest of league nations at the time and why there were underhand reasons for the league doing nothing.

Best of study!

[donlothario]

It's a (6) point question I've never done before, I searched for past papers and markscheme but I could not find any help.

source A
I claim the justice which is due to my people and the assistance promised eigtht months ago. On many ocassions I have asked for financial assistance fo the purchase of arms. That assistance has been constantly refused me. The problem is a much wider one than Italy's agression. It is the very existence of the League of Nations. God and History will remember you judgement. Are you going to set a terrible example of giving in to force?

Haile Selassie, Emperor of Abyssinia, speaking to the Assembly of the League of Nations, 30 June 1936.

source B
Italy views the work she has undertaken in Abyssinia as a sacred mission of civilisation, and proposes to carry it out according to the principles of the Covenant of the League of Nations. Italy will consider it an honour to inform the League of Nations of the progress achieved in her work of civilising Abyssinia.

A message from the Italian government to the League of Nations,30 June 1936. It was meant as a reply to Haile Selassie's speech.


QUESTION: STUDY SOURCE G AND H.WOULD THE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS HAVE AGREED WITH HAILE SELASSIE(SOURCE G) OR WITH THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT(SOURCE H)?EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.


It would be nice to have the sample essay. Please tell me how to write it, thanks!

[MrJohnDClare]

This is a REALLY hard either-or question!

Start by writing:
Many of the delegates would have agreed with Halie Selassie
... then explain all the facts and ideas which would have made them want to agree with Halie Selassie (tip: think about the Covenant an the aims of the LoN).

Then write:
HOWEVER, many of the delegates would have felt inclined to agree with the Italian government
... then explain why (tip: think about the weaknesses of the League, and the Hoare-Laval Pact, and the League's attitude towards weaker, non-European nations)

Finally, write a conclusion beginning:
Overall...
... then weigh the two sides, and use some new knowledge to decide which most of them plumped for (thin: what happened in the end).

This site will give you all the facts and ideas you need.

[donlothario]

Thanks

[donlothario]

Question 7)
Study all the sources. how far do the sources show that Britain and France were to blame forthe League's failure in the Abyssinian crisis? Explain your answer.

PLEASE PLEASE tell me what to write in detail. It's 10 points

THANKS

This post has been edited by donlothario: 02 November 2008 - 04:31 PM

[MrJohnDClare]

I take it that we're working through your homework a question at a time!!


Here is the basic idea: do we blame nasty Mussolini for invading Abyssinia?
Well - he certainly did the invading!

But did Britain and France encourage him!
Some historians suggest, yes they did:
- in the events leading up to Wal-Wal they certainly were equivocal about Abyssinia's rights
- they tried to betray Abyssinia (the Hoare-Laval Pact)
- they didn't stand up for Haile Selassie very much in the LoN - instead they banged on about mutual agreement.
- they didn't insist on stiff sanctions, which damaged Abyssinia more than Italy
- they didn't close the Suze Canal to Italian ships, which would have defeated Mussolini
- they didnt send troops to help Abyssinia.

I don't know what sources you are using, bu - given that they probably include sources which argue both ways - I would treat this, too, as an either-or essay.

The key repeated phrase will be: 'Source [?] suggests that...'

Start:
Some of the Sources suggest, indeed, that Britain and France were significantly to blame for the League's failure in Abyssinia.
... then go through the sources which suggest that, explaining how (and why) they suggest such.

Then write:
Other sources, however, suggest that Britain and France were NOT to blame for the League's failure in Abyssinia.
... then go through the rest of the sources explaining how (and why) they exonerate Britain and France.

Then write:
Overall, therefore,...
... and weigh the two sides, coming up with a reasoned judgement of HOW FAR ('e.g. 'very much' 'harldy at all) they support the statement.


Is this the last question?

[donlothario]

Yes its the last question
thank you very much and sorry for wasting so much time of yours!