Economic sanctions

Economic sanctions: Article 16 promised the cutting of trade and financial relations with a member that went to war in breach of its obligations.

President Jimmy Carter responded with economic sanctions: restrictions intended to punish the Soviet Union and put pressure on its government.

Britain and France were unwilling to enforce the League’s decision through military action or effective economic sanctions. They feared conflict with Japan and damage to their trade and imperial interests in the Far East. The Depression made governments especially reluctant to disrupt trade.