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AQA GCSE Conflict & Tension: League of Nations weaknesses

AQA GCSE Conflict & Tension: League of Nations weaknesses

Subject: History

Age range: 14-16

Resource type: Lesson (complete)

Last updated

10 November 2026

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The aim of this lesson is to examine the weaknesses of the League of Nations and consider whether it was doomed to fail from the start.

Students will focus on the problems caused by slow decision making, the need for unanimous agreement, the absence of a permanent army and the League鈥檚 reliance on Britain and France to enforce its decisions. They also consider the impact of the USA never joining the League and the difficulties of using economic sanctions against aggressive countries.

Students begin by recapping some of the League鈥檚 successes during the 1920s, using images and film clips to explore its performance and develop an understanding of what it achieved.

They then analyse and evaluate sixteen statements identifying the League鈥檚 weaknesses, prioritising the reasons why it ultimately failed. This encourages students to consider the relative importance of different factors and develop their own supported judgements about the League鈥檚 effectiveness.

The lesson also includes GCSE exam practice questions, with advice on how to approach different question types and structure effective answers. Model answers and guidance on planning responses help students develop the key skills needed to explain, analyse and evaluate historical evidence in their GCSE examinations.

The lesson is enquiry based, with a key question using a lightbulb posed at the start of the lesson and revisited to show the progress of learning.

The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice, differentiated materials and comes in PowerPoint format if there is a wish to adapt and change.

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AQA Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 Complete Bundle

These lessons have been written to deliver the AQA GCSE (9鈥1) Conflict and Tension, 1918鈥1939 unit in a clear and accessible way for students. By the end of the unit, students will have a secure understanding of the competing interests of different nations and individuals in the aftermath of the First World War, including the challenges of maintaining peace and the creation of the League of Nations. They will explore key ideas such as national self-determination, international cooperation, and the difficulties surrounding the Versailles Peace Settlement. Students also build an understanding of how tensions developed in the interwar period, leading to the outbreak of the Second World War. This includes evaluating the causes of the war and considering why attempts to prevent further conflict ultimately failed. Throughout, students study the role of key individuals, nations and events in shaping international relations during this period. Each lesson includes a range of differentiated tasks alongside suggested teaching approaches to support delivery. A variety of GCSE-style questions are included throughout, including source analysis, 鈥渨rite an account鈥 questions, and extended 16-mark responses. Guidance, mark schemes, model answers and tips are also provided to help students access the higher levels. The lessons in this bundle are: L1: Aims of the Peacemakers L2: Compromise at the Paris Peace Conference L3: The Terms of the Treaty of Versailles L4: Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair? L5: The Wider Peace Settlement (FREE) L6: Introduction to the League of Nations L7: Structure of the League of Nations L8: The Commissions L9: How Successful Was the League in the 1920s? L10: Decline of International Cooperation L11: The Manchurian Crisis L12: The Abyssinian Crisis L13: Was the League Destined to Fail? L14: Hitler鈥檚 Foreign Policy Aims L15: Reactions to Hitler鈥檚 Foreign Policy L16: German Rearmament and the Road to War L17: Reoccupation of the Rhineland (FREE) L18: The Anschluss L19: The Sudeten Crisis L20: The Nazi-Soviet Pact L21: Why Did the Second World War Break Out? All lessons include retrieval practice activities and are provided in editable PowerPoint format, making them easy to adapt for different classes. Please note, due to TES bundle size limits, Lesson 17 (Reoccupation of the Rhineland 鈥 free resource) is available separately here: /teaching-resource/resource-12830949 Reviews are always appreciated and help improve my future resources.

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AQA GCSE Conflict and Tension League of Nations Bundle

The aim of this eight-lesson bundle is to cover the League of Nations section of the AQA GCSE Conflict and Tension 1918鈥1939 course, exploring its aims, organisation, successes and eventual failure to maintain international peace. Students begin by examining why the League was established after the First World War before exploring its structure, commissions and work during the 1920s. They then investigate the decline of international cooperation, focusing on the Manchurian and Abyssinian Crises, before considering the key question: was the League of Nations destined to fail? The lessons include a range of activities to develop students鈥 knowledge, encourage them to analyse historical evidence and reach their own judgements. Suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice and differentiated learning tasks are included throughout to support learning and reinforce key knowledge. There are also opportunities to practise typical AQA GCSE exam questions, including source analysis, write an account, the longer 16-mark judgement questions with the additional 4-mark question. Guidance and model answers are included where appropriate to help students develop their exam technique. The eight lessons are organised as follows: Lesson 1: Introduction to the League of Nations Lesson 2: The Structure of the League of Nations Lesson 3: The Commissions Lesson 4: How Successful Was the League of Nations in the 1920s? Lesson 5: The Decline of International Cooperation Lesson 6: The Manchurian Crisis Lesson 7: The Abyssinian Crisis Lesson 8: Was the League of Nations Destined to Fail? The resource includes suggested teaching strategies, retrieval practice and differentiated materials. All lessons come in PowerPoint format, allowing teachers to adapt and change the resources to suit their own classes. Any reviews would be gratefully received.

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