HIS311Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: The Literary Digest, Capitalism, Covenant Of The League Of Nations
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Italy had been sending arms to africa for months and they were waiting for the end of the raining season. Canada votes with overwhelming majority of the league to label italy an aggressor. This occurs before canadian general election of 1935. Desolation of conservative government from bennett to liberal party mackenzie king. Hiatus between election and swearing in of new government. The league has two means of enforcing its will. The league has to move forward to stage of punishing aggression. Military sanction move directly to war. Key to italian aggression in ethiopia is oil (fuel, gasoline) Sense that next time, if the league fails again it would ruin the league. Delegations met together and worked together a series of scheduled sanctions. Riddell and his friends acted properly and morally. Diplomat is only signi cant insofar as the diplomat represents its home country. Doing otherwise is to seriously undermine the process of diplomacy.
