The LoN in the 1920s

Question 1

How did the LoN handle the conflict in Upper Silesia?

Answer 1

They divided the land between Poland and Germany equally

Question 2

How did the LoN handle the conflict in The Aaland Islands?

Answer 2

In 1921 they decided the Aaland Islands should stay Finnish instead of Swedish

Question 3

How did the LoN handle the conflict in Bulgaria?

Answer 3

After Greece invaded in 1925, the League ordered them to leave and they obeyed

Question 4

How did the LoN fail to fully solve the conflict in Corfu?

Answer 4

The LoN told Italy to leave and the Greeks were fined, however after Italy refused, the League sided with Italy and told Greece to pay compensation.

Question 5

How did the League fail the solve the conflict in Vilna?

Answer 5

When Poland siezed the new Lithuanian capital due to its high Polish population, the League couldn’t intervene due their powerlessness against military aggression

Question 6

What happened in the Ruhr in 1923?

Answer 6

France invaded and occupied it after Germany failed to pay the reparations, however the League didn’t intervene.

Question 7

What major agreements were made in the 1920s?

Answer 7

Locarno Treaties, 1925 - Germanys western borders should be permanent (Germany joining the LoN)
Kellog-Briand Pact, 1928- 65 nations agreed not to use agression to solve conflicts