League of Nations: Successes

Question 1

Which year did the Upper Silesia incident occur?

Answer 1

1921

Question 2

What issue did the Upper Silesia incident concern?

Answer 2

• Germany and Poland fighting for iron steel reg.

- of upp. silesia

Question 3

What was the League’s response to the Upper Silesia incident?

Answer 3

• made Germ. + Pol. split upp.silesia

- (Poland gained most of indus. area)

Question 4

Why was Upper Silesia incident a success?

Answer 4

-Both countries accepted decision

Question 5

Describe the events surrounding the Upper Silesia incident of 1921? (4 marks)

Answer 5

-Germ. + Pol. had dispute over mineral rich upp. sile.
-March 1921–> plebiscite held:
–700,000 votes 4 Germ.
–480,000 votes 4 Poland
-League made them split Upp. Sile.
(depending on which areas voted for who)
-Both count. accepted decision

Question 6

How many people voted for Germany in the 1921 plebiscite? (upper silesia)

Answer 6

-700,000

Question 7

How many people voted for Poland in the 1921 plebiscite?(upper silesia)

Answer 7

-480,000

Question 8

When was the plebiscite held to decide placement of the border between Germany and Poland?

Answer 8

-March 1921

Question 9

Which year did the Bulgaria incident happen?

Answer 9

-1925

Question 10

What issue did the Bulgaria incident concern?

Answer 10

• Greek troops INVADED Bulgaria

- after some greek troops killed @ border

Question 11

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

Answer 11

• Ordered BOTH armies 2 stop fighting
• • for Greece to pull out of Bulg.(ceasefire)
• deci. Greece was to blame(‘cus they invaded)
• fined her 45,000 pounds
• threatened her with sanctions if did not pay

Question 12

What was Greece’s reaction to the League’s response?

Answer 12

• Complied

- but claimed mistreatment(Corfu incident)

Question 13

Why was the Bulgaria incident a success?

Answer 13

• In short term:
• Stopped war
• BOTH sides aceep. decision

Question 14

Describe the incident surrounding the Bulgaria incident of 1925?

Answer 14

• Greek solds. killed @ border of Bul. + Greece
• Greece troops invaded.
• Bulgaria appeal to league
• League ruled IN FAVOUR of Bulgaria
• Condemned Greece’s actions
• told them to pay 45,000 pounds in comp.

Question 15

Why did Greece claim mistreatment in the League’s response?

Answer 15

• something similar had happened in Corfu
• Mussolini invaded due2 murder of Tellini + team
• league INCONSISTENT with app. of internat. law
  - esp. when it invol. larger nations
  - diff. rules for smaller countries

Question 16

Was the Bulgaria incident a success,failure or of mixed outcome?

Answer 16

A success

Question 17

Was the Upper Silesia incident a success, failure or of mixed outcome?

Answer 17

A success

Question 18

Which year did the Aaland islands dispute occur?

Answer 18

1921

Question 19

What issue did the Aaland islands dispute concern?

Answer 19

• Aaland islands in very STRATEGIC pos. between
• Sweeden and Finland fighting over it(residents Swedish)
• On THE VERGE of starting A WAR

Question 20

What was the League’s response to the Aaland Islands dispute?

Answer 20

• Ruled that it should REMAIN with Finland(mediation)
• but can make OWN LAWS
  - Swedish laws 2 live as swedes

Question 21

Describe the events surrounding the Aaland islands dispute

Answer 21

• Sweden & Finland fight. over Aalands
• On the verge of war
• SWEDEN appeals to league for help
• League mediated SETTLEMENT
• Aaland remains with FINLAND

Question 22

Why was the Aaland islands dispute a success?

Answer 22

• Sweden accepted solu.

- possible conflict AVOIDED

Question 23

Was the Aaland islands dispute a success, failure or of mixed outcome?

Answer 23

-A success

Question 24

What did the Aaland islands dispute show of the leagues effectiveness?

Answer 24

• Smaller nations effective with them

- could work if count. WILLING to negotiate

Question 25

What did the Bulgaria incident show of the League’s effectiveness?

Answer 25

• Not effective

- When it involved larger nations(refer to Corfu)