League of Nations

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Peace Making and Peace Keeping Mind Map on League of Nations, created by emilymartin210 on 08/10/2013.
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League of Nations
  1. No Major Powers
    1. NO US
      1. wealthiest nation in the world
        1. only nation to emerge from war stronger
        2. NO SOVIET UNION
          1. thought league was conspiracy to destroy them
          2. NO GERMANY
            1. Didn't want to follow league's rules
          3. BRITISH vs FRANCE
            1. France wanted to surppress German Aggression
              1. Britain wanted to use conciliatory methods to ease tension
              2. PURPOSE
                1. resolve disputes with nations to preserve peace
                2. SUCCESSES
                  1. Aaland Islands
                    1. Upper Silesia
                      1. Greco-Bulgarian War
                        1. in all cases antagonists were small and incapable of much damage
                        2. FAILURES
                          1. Seizure of Flume
                            1. Italy invaded areas of Croatia with lots of Italians
                            2. Vilna
                              1. Poland invaded and took it
                              2. Russo-Polish War
                                1. Soviets invade Poland, Poland wins without help
                                2. Corfu Incident
                                  1. italian general and 3 others murdered in corfu
                                    1. Italy demanded retribution but Greece never found murderers
                                      1. Italy invaded to take over
                                        1. Greece appealed to the League but they couldn't stop Italy
                                          1. Italy eventually left (for money)
                                          2. In all cases, a major power refused to comply with the League of Nations
                                            1. GREECE TURKISH WAR
                                              1. Allies promised greece the western anatolian peninsula
                                                1. Turkish Leader (Mustapha Kemal) drove Greeks from area and persuaded GB to agree to new treaty
                                                  1. Soviets helped turkey and gave them money and supplies
                                                    1. Greeks held their ground
                                                      1. Greek sought help from LoN
                                                        1. France dropped their support and GB waned leaving Greeks exposed
                                                          1. Turkey ends up winning
                                                            1. in other disputes France and England ended up supporting either one side or the other
                                                          2. Why no one supported League of Nations
                                                            1. Depression
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