JASMINE JABASINGH

The Treaty of Versailles and its allies at Versailles brought fierce criticism. What features of the Treaty of Versailles were shared by the other peace treaties of 1919-1920?           The main terms of the Treaty of Versailles were that Germany has to accept blame for starting the war, had to pay reparations, undertake disarmament, give away its territories, in addition, Wilson's 14 points were neglected, Germany was not invited to join LON, furthermore Germany was forced to accept a harsh treaty without any choice. Similarly, the other treaties were imposed on Germany's allies based on similar principles. They are as follows: Treaty of St Germain (1919) - Dealt with Austria, its army was limited to 30,000 men, it was forbidden to unite with Germany. The Austro-Hungary empire was broken up, creating a patchwork of new states, and many of these states contained large minorities of Germans. Austria suffered severe economic problems as a result of the Tre...

  By 1939 the League of Nations had failed in its role of preventing world peace. Describe the work of the League's International Labour Organisation (ILO)           League's International Labour Organisation was established in 1919, by the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliated agency of League of Nations. ILO was directed by a Frenchman , Albert Thomas. The ILO brought together the employers, government and workers' representatives once a year. Its aim was to improve the condition of working people throughout the world. The League's International Labour Organisation collected statistics and information about working conditions and it tried to persuade member countries to adopt its suggestions. It specified adequate minimum wages, it introduced sickness and unemployment benefit and old age pensions. It successfully banned poisonous white lead from paint. It limited the hours small children were allowed to work. The ILO hoped to improve...