League of Nations:Failures in the 1920s

Question 1

What year did the Vilna incident occur?

Answer 1

1920

Question 2

What issue did the Vilna incident concern?

Answer 2

• Polish troops seized Vilna (newly establish Lithuanian capital) because
• pop. largely Polish

(both two new states)

Question 3

What was the League’s response to the Vilna incident?

Answer 3

• League condemned the Pole’s actions

- Instructed WITHDRAWAL

Question 4

What was Poland’s response to the League’s response to the vilna incident?

Answer 4

-REFUSED to LEAVE

Question 5

Describe the events surrounding the Vilna incident of 1920

Answer 5

• Poland and Lithuania
• two new states by POST WAR TREATIES
• Vilna made Lithuanian capital
• PRIVATE polish army invades
• Lithu. appeals for help, Poland refu. to leave

Question 6

Was the Vilna incident a success or failure for the league?

Answer 6

-A failure

Question 7

Why was the Vilna incident a failure for the league?

Answer 7

• League didn’t/couldn’t enforce its will as:
  - no army
• 4 maj. nations UNWILLING to intervene

( France didn’t want 2 upset Poland)

Question 8

Which year did the Corfu incident occur?

Answer 8

-1923

Question 9

What issue did the Corfu incident concern?

Answer 9

• Mussolini attacked + occupied Corfu

- After 5 Italians killed @ Greek/Albanian border

Question 10

Describe the events surrounding the Corfu incident?

Answer 10

-Border between Greece and Albania had to be sorted out
-Tellini, Italian general, supervised it
-27 August, whilst SURVEYING greek side of front. ; T and Team murdered
-29 August- Musso. asks to pay comp + execution
-31 August- Musso. attacks + occupies Corfu
-Greece appeals to league
-7 Septemeber- leagu.condemns Musso. act. asks Greece 2 pay
-Musso. refuses, demands for Council of Ambass.
- League’s council decision changes
Greeks apologised + pay directly 2 Italy

Question 11

When did the murder of General Tellini occur?

Answer 11

27 August

Question 12

When did Mussolini demand that the Greek government pay compensation?

Answer 12

29 August

Question 13

When did Mussolini attack and occupy Corfu?

Answer 13

31 August

Question 14

When did the league make its first judgement on the Corfu crisis?

Answer 14

7 September

Question 15

When did Mussolini finally withdraw from Corfu?

Answer 15

27 September

Question 16

Why was the Corfu incident a failure?

Answer 16

• League unable 2 TAKE ACTION
• Didn’t enforce sanctions(military,economic,etc.)
  - League needed Italy(permanent member)
  - If Italy leaves
  - League Will lose effectiveness and power
  - Without its contributions

Question 17

Was the Corfu crisis a success ,failure or of mixed outcome?

Answer 17

Failure