Flashcards
League of Nations - Disputes 1920s
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- 1Aland Islands Crisis of 1921Sweden and Finland claimed the Aland Islands and threatened war. The League investigated and said they should be given to Finland. It was a success as neither side declared war.
- 2Vilna Crisis of 1920Vilna was set to become the capital of the new state of Lithuania however people in the city identified as Polish. The Polish Army took the city and the League asked them to remove it. Poland refused. France refused to help as it was an ally of Poland and Britain would not intervene as no other country would support it. It was a failure as the League did nothing to stop Poland from going to war.
- 3Greek / Bulgarian Crisis 1925 (War of the stray Dog)Greek soldiers were killed on the Bulgarian border so Greece invaded Bulgaria. Bulgaria appealed to the League for help and the League condemned Greece and demanded that it withdraw its troops. Greece obeyed and it was therefore a success as war was prevented.
- 4Describe the Corfu Crisis, 1923Four Italian soldiers, including the General Tellini (who were part of an international boundary commission), were killed when fighting broke out across the border between Greece and Albania. Mussolini, the new Italian leader, blamed the Greeks and demanded 50 million lire in compensation. The Greeks refused to pay and so Mussolini occupied the Greek island of Corfu.
- 5Upper Silesia, 1921 - 25Upper Silesia was claimed by both Poland and Germany. It was a valuable mining and industrial area. The Treaty of Versailles allowed the people of Upper Silesia to vote (by plebiscite) whether they wanted to be part of Germany or Poland. Over 700,000 voted for Germany and 500,000 for Poland. There was rioting and violence following the result. The League: was asked to settle the matter. After a six-week inquiry the League recommended that Upper Silesia be split between Poland and Germany.
The Result: The League’s decision was accepted by both countries. - 6French invasion of the Rhur, 1922/3When Germany couldn't pay its reparations, France and Belgium invaded to take the money from factories in the Ruhr valley. When they arrived, the workers were paid by the German government to go on strike, meaning the French couldn't take anything. The German government had to print money to achieve this and this led to hyperinflation a few years later.
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- A summary of the main disputes the League of Nations tackled.
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