Failure of Collective Security

Thesis: Collective Security failed to keep the peace between 1920 and 1935 due to the lack of unification in the League of Nations, the catastrophic consequences due to the depression, and the League's failure to act in times of conflict.

Topic Sentence 1: The lack of unification in the League of Nations lead to conflicts within the league, destroying the structure from the inside.
     CD: When Germany attempted to Anschluss in 1934, none of the countries in the League of Nations came to Italy's aid.
     CM: When Italy saw that the League of Nations wasn't going to act and help them out, Italy began to suspect that the League wasn't wiling or capable to maintain collective security.
     CD: In 1935, Germany and Britain created an agreement which allowed Germany to legally increase their naval construction.
     CM: Neither France nor Italy were notified of the treaty that was created between Britain and Germany which made it completely evident that their was a lack of unification between the major powers inside the League of Nations.

Topic Sentence 2: The consequences of the depression lead to declining economies around the world which had a huge effect on the effectiveness of the League of Nations.
     CD: Due to the Great Depression, The United States National Income dropped by 50 percent.
     CM: Since the United States was the globally dominant economic power, many of the countries around the world were connected to it's economy and when it's economy dropped, so did many of the economies around the world.
     CD: Many countries blamed their governments for the depression, creating tensions and uprisings in the countries.
     CM: Due to the governments being blamed for the depression, many countries had rebel groups that rose up creating internal conflicts which caused many nations to focus on their own problems instead of the problems of collective security.

Topic Sentence 3: The League of Nation's failure to act in times of conflict lead to the degradation of how countries viewed them as a means of maintaining peace.
     CD: In 1931, the League of Nations failed to effectively step in and solve the conflict that arose in the Manchurian Dispute.
     CM: Due to the failure, Japan left the league and created a lot of tension and conflict between Japan and the members of the League which arose later in the war.
     CD: In 1935, the League of Nations didn't step in to stop Italy from obtaining Abssyinia which created the Abssyinian Crisis.
     CM: Due to the Abssynian Crisis, many countries lost all respect for the League of Nations due to the fact that they didn't step in to secure peace in the area.