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Why did the countries in the League not act?
• Sanctions were discussed but not used because Japan’s main trading partner was the , which was not in the League, so they would have no effect
• All the countries were suffering the effects of the economic and did not want to be involved with international problems. Britain, in particular, did not want troubles in the Far East to affect its in Asia
• was not prepared to risk its fleet against Japan in the Far East
• France had no intention of sending to the Far East
• The nearest country to Japan who could send troops was the , but it was not in the League.
No country wanted war against Japan – a stronger Japan was a useful against the expansion of the USSR in the Far . Manchuria was seen as distant from Europe and many regarded the attack as an ‘ ’, not an invasion. Japan was restoring , not invading. At the time it was not considered to be a major blow to the League, but other dissatisfied countries such as and Germany noted the failure and offered later to the League.