Which was more important for the failure of the League of Nations?
I’m sorry, but one of your answers here is outrageous! Britain invaded Manchuria in 1932? I would strongly advise you to check what some of these people say…Britain DID NOT invade Manchuria, it was all to do with the Japanese drumming up an excuse to take over swathes of China by blaming them on blowing up their railway line at Mukden! So, to your question…Probably neither incident would have sparked off an international response. Both Britain and France (the only powers that mattered, as the USA was not part of the League) had no appetite for armed confrontation, preferring a policy of Appeasement. They hoped that Japan might prove to be a buffer against the Soviet Union, and that Italy would be a strong voice in keeping Europe out of trouble! Mussolini was actually universally admired, so the Allies turned a blind eye to what he did in Abyssinia. They actually quite enjoyed seeing spear weilding natives giving the modern Italian army a run for its money! Certainly both events pro
