POLI 105 VCU FINAL EXAM KEY TOPICS AND
CONCEPTS BREAKDOWN 2026
◉ Where did conflicts break out after the conference system for the
concert of Europe that caused it to stop working.
Answer: Italy and Germany
◉ What two cities left the conference system and caused it to fail.
Answer: Castlereagh and Metternich`
◉ When was the Paris Peace Conference.
Answer: Jan 1919
◉ When was the Treaty of Versailles.
Answer: Jun 1919
◉ Initially, how many nations signed and ratified the League of
Nations.
Answer: 44
◉ Who were some of the initial defeated members in the League of
Nations.
, Answer: -Austria
-Hungary
-Turkey
◉ What 2 senators blocked the League of Nations from being ratified
in the United States.
Answer: -Henry Cabot Lodge
-William Borah
◉ Who is prohibited from joining the League of Nations.
Answer: Germany
◉ Who is the League of Nations dominated by.
Answer: France and the UK
◉ What did the League of Nations have a strong reliance on.
Answer: Collective Security
◉ What were the 3 general weaknesses of the League of Nations and
why.
Answer: 1) Too Legal - forced yes or no decisions
2)Too strict - needed unanimity that was difficult to obtain
CONCEPTS BREAKDOWN 2026
◉ Where did conflicts break out after the conference system for the
concert of Europe that caused it to stop working.
Answer: Italy and Germany
◉ What two cities left the conference system and caused it to fail.
Answer: Castlereagh and Metternich`
◉ When was the Paris Peace Conference.
Answer: Jan 1919
◉ When was the Treaty of Versailles.
Answer: Jun 1919
◉ Initially, how many nations signed and ratified the League of
Nations.
Answer: 44
◉ Who were some of the initial defeated members in the League of
Nations.
, Answer: -Austria
-Hungary
-Turkey
◉ What 2 senators blocked the League of Nations from being ratified
in the United States.
Answer: -Henry Cabot Lodge
-William Borah
◉ Who is prohibited from joining the League of Nations.
Answer: Germany
◉ Who is the League of Nations dominated by.
Answer: France and the UK
◉ What did the League of Nations have a strong reliance on.
Answer: Collective Security
◉ What were the 3 general weaknesses of the League of Nations and
why.
Answer: 1) Too Legal - forced yes or no decisions
2)Too strict - needed unanimity that was difficult to obtain