The League of Nations response to the Japanese expansion of 1933 was initially to help China as they declared Japan the aggressor in the situation. Ultimately Japan ended up leaving the League and keeping their troops where they were.
Based upon the invasion of Manchuria, China appealed to the United Nations. The League responded and sent a commission of inquiry. The Commission was led by British Lord Lyton and found Japan guilty of disturbing the peace. As expected the smaller nations of the League called for military sanctions. The major powers of the League realized however, that they would bear the burden of any military sanctions against Japan. And, although it was clear that Japan was a threat to East Asian stability, the major powers saw no particular threat to themselves. In this situation, a compromise solution was proposed. The compromise was a weak one. It allowed the Japanese to remain in occupation of the areas they held, however, no diplomatic recognition of an independent Manchuria was allowed as it was the result of aggression.
The League of Nations was the precursor to the United Nations. The greatest failing of the League of Nations is its absolute inaction in response to aggression prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
The United States was not a member of the League of Nations.
It was condemned by the League of Nations and most of its constituent nations objected, but lacking an enforcement arm or capacity to force conflicting nations to mediate, no proclomation of condemnation achieved anything.
The Japanese conquest of Manchuria and the Italian conquest of Ethiopia both showed the weaknesses that were in the League of Nations agreement.
The League of Nations was viewed by the world as "the league of the victors of World War 1" rather than a fair league for all nations. Most nations ignored the League and their goals therefore the League did little to prevent World War 2. The Treaty of Versailles was also connected to the League of Nations and many nations resented that Treaty. This was a major contributing factor of the reasons for World War 2 being started and fought.
The League of Nations was the precursor to the United Nations. The greatest failing of the League of Nations is its absolute inaction in response to aggression prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
They condemned Japan who simply quit the League in response; they took no direct military intervention
After the condemnation, Italy and Japan withdrew from the League of Nations.
The United States was not a member of the League of Nations.
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Both were formed in response to a major war.
They formed a collection to fight the Japanese and protect each other from opposing countries. =)
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Italy's actions in Ethiopia.
The first example is the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. The League of Nations disapproved but had no means to stop the invasion. Mussolini then invaded Ethiopia in 1935, and the League of Nations was unable to take action against him. Finally, in 1936, Hitler began to remilitarize Germany, and there was no reaction from the League of Nations.