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How successful was the League of Nations
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GCSE History (League of Nations) Mind Map on How successful was the League of Nations, created by Scott Stephens on 23/03/2014.
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How successful was the League of Nations
Vilna 1920
Poland-Lithuania
Polish army simply took capital of new state Lithuania
League protested but Poland did nothing
French did not want to upset Poland (ally against Germany)
Britain did not want to act alone
League of Nations did nothing
-5
Aaland Islands 1921
5
Sweden-Finland
Both wanted control of islands, in-between their territories
Threatened to fight
League of Nations said islands should go to Finland
Sweden accepted
Returned about 100,000 prisoners of war to their homeland
Defeated Leprosy and reduced malaria by exterminating mosquitos
Freed 200,000 slaves in sierra Leone and blacklisted companies in illegal drug trade
Banned poisonous white lead and limited working hours
Germany and France still arguing
Little progress in disarment (except Germany)
Countries still did not trust each other
Upper Silesia 1921
5
Germany-Poland
Germany and Poland both wanted Upper Silesia, mix of Polish and Germans and had iron and steel industry
Vote was taken
Rural ares voted Poland, Industrial areas voted German
Area was split
Safeguards put in place
Sharing of power and rail links
Corfu 1923
-2
Greece-Albania
5 Italian surveyors killed by Greeks on the border
Mussolini furious
Italy invaded Corfu
Greeks went to League of Nations
Britain and France did not want to upset Italians
Greeks had to apologise and pay compensation
Bulgaria 1925
4
Greece-Bulgaria
Greeks were killed at a fight at the border
Greece invaded Bulgaria
The Greeks were forced to pay compensation and leave Bulgaria
Faced with Disapproval, Greece accepted
They complained there was one rule for large states and another for smaller states
No USA
No real power
Decisions took time and had to be unanimous
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