History · GCSE · The 20th-Century World
The League in the 1920s
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What you need to know
- The League settled some smaller disputes in the 1920s, such as the Aaland Islands.
- Its agencies worked on problems like refugees and disease.
- It struggled when a major power was involved, as over Corfu.
In this clip
0:00–2:40The League of Nations: aims, structure and powersgcse-hist-1bb-2-1a2:40–3:25The League in the 1920sgcse-hist-1bb-2-1b3:25–5:33The Depression and the Manchurian crisisgcse-hist-1bb-2-3a5:33–8:07The Abyssinian crisis and the collapse of the Leaguegcse-hist-1bb-2-3bHeddy ScoreSeven checks every clip must pass before students see it: trusted, on the map, accurate, focused, accessible, safe, and proven by students.2/7, Below the standard
- Trusted source · passed. The creator's own upload, live and playable here.
- On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
- Spec-true · failed. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
- Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
- Accessible · not judged yet. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
- Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
- Proven · not judged yet. Earned from our students: they learn from it, find it helpful and watch it to the end.
Our students
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Our own students' answers. These are what move ★7 Proven.Why we picked it
Teacher-made revision on the League of Nations, its strengths, weaknesses and failures; suits GCSE inter-war years.
Jamie Portman on YouTubechecked 2026-10-16