Hitler's foreign policy involved taking risks. Why were the failures of the League of Nations in the 1930s important to Hitler?

History
IGCSE&ALevel
CAIE
Exam No:0470_s21_qp_13 Year:2021 Question No:6(b)

Answer:

Level 4 - Explains TWO reasons
Level 3 - Explains ONE reason
(Four marks for one explanation, five marks for full explanation)
e.g. 'They were important to Hitler because they showed him that the League would not stand up to countries who had aggressive foreign policies. This was clear when Japan got away with invading Manchuria. This became even clearer with Italy's invasion of Abyssinia which was much closer to Europe. The League showed it was incapable of taking effective action with each country more concerned about its own national interests than what was best internationally. Hitler decided that if he went on to destroy the Treaty of Versailles, the League would not take any action against him.'

Level 2 - Identifies AND/OR describes reasons
(One mark for each identification/description)
e.g. 'The League had shown that it could not take any meaningful action against aggressors.'
'Both Japan and Italy had got away with invading other countries. This was an important lesson for Hitler.'
'The League showed that individual members put themselves first and so the League could not agree on any strong action.'

Level 1 - General answer lacking specific contextual knowledge
e.g. 'They showed that the League was a failure and he did not have to worry about it.'

Level 0 - No evidence submitted or response does not address the question

Knowledge points:

1.2 The twentieth century: international relations from 1919

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