C+T4 Contribution Of The League To Peace In The 1920s

Question 1

When was the Aaland Islands dispute?

Answer 1

1921

Question 2

Which two countries disputed the Aaland Islands?

Answer 2

Sweden and Finland 

Question 3

How did the league settle the Aaland Island dispute, and what were the terms? 

Answer 3

• They gave the islands to Finland 
• they were forbidden to build forts on them 

Question 4

When was the Upper Silesia dispute? 

Answer 4

1921 to 1925 

Question 5

Which two countries disputed upper Silesia? 

Answer 5

Poland and Germany 

Question 6

Who won the Plebescite for upper Silesia? 

Answer 6

Germany won 60% of the vote, but Poland claimed this has been fixed 

Question 7

How did the league divide Upper Silesia? 

Answer 7

The league split it into areas according to how they had voted 

Question 8

What did Germany and Poland complain about how the league split upper Silesia? 

Answer 8

Germany complained that Poland got most of the industrial areas and Poland complained that they had around half the population but only one third of the land 

Question 9

Was the upper Silesia dispute considered a failure or success by the league? 

Answer 9

Failure and success.
Both countries complained, but they did grudgingly except the leagues decision 

Question 10

When was the Vilna dispute?

Answer 10

1920 to 1921 

Question 11

What happened in the Vilna dispute?

Answer 11

Vilna is the capital of Lithuania a new country but there are many Polish people living there. The Polish army invaded and Lithuania asked the league for help but the league did nothing as Poland was a strong ally against Germany 

Question 12

Was the Vilna dispute considered a success or failure? 

Answer 12

Failure 

Question 13

When was the Bulgaria crisis?

Answer 13

1925

Question 14

What happened in the Bulgaria /Greece crisis?

Answer 14

Greece invaded Bulgaria when Greek soldiers were killed on the border. The league forced Greece to withdraw and pay compensation. However, this seemed hypocritical since the league had aloud Mussolini, a much more powerful leader, to get away with something very similar in Corfu.

Question 15

When was the Corfu crisis?

Answer 15

1923 

Question 16

What event started the Corfu crisis?

Answer 16

An Italian general and his team were murdered by while serveying Land in Greece 

Question 17

Why did Mussolini invade Corfu?

Answer 17

He demanded compensation for the murderers to be executed, but Greece did not know who the murderers were 

Question 18

How did the league react to Mussolini invading Corfu?

Answer 18

The league condemned Mussolini, but he undermine them by complaining to the conference of ambassadors. Grease was forced to apologise to Mussolini and to pay compensation. 

Question 19

How did the Corfu crisis affect the perception of the league?

Answer 19

Mussolini had shown that the league could not enforce justice when one country involved was a larger stronger country. The league could be ignored or bullied by strong countries.