LON SUCCESS: 2

Question 1

aims of the lon

Answer 1

ac/dc

discourage aggression from any nation

encourage countries to co-operate

encourage global disarmament

improve living and working conditions internationally

Question 2

what three ways could the league punish people?

Answer 2

moral condemnation

economic sanctions

military force

Question 3

what were some of the league‘s early successes?

Answer 3

UAPD

solved the dispute between germany and poland over upper silesia in 1921

solved the dispute between finland and sweden over the aaland islands in 1921

returned half a million prisoners were of war

diseases: exterminated mosquitoes to solve the spread of malaria and yellow fever, strived to eliminate leprosy and worked hard to ensure refugee camps were free of cholera, smallpox and dysentry

Question 4

what treaties were signed to encourage peace and disarmament?

Answer 4

locarno treaties (1925): germany agreed to its western borders, joined the league in 1926

• kellog-briand pact (27th if august 1928) - encouraged peacefully solving disputes
• dawes and young plan- helped germany to recover
• washington conference ( 1921-22): reduced naval arms race and came up with security accords in the pacific area

Question 5

structure of league: CAAS

Answer 5

council: met 4-5 a yr: small group of more important nations

agencies : health, slavery, ILO

assembly: all members met once a year, desicions had to be unanimous
secretariat: organised

Question 6

quick successes

Answer 6

• attacked slave traders in africa and burma and freed 200,000 slaves
• closed down four big swiss drug companies
• worked to prevent malaria and leprosy
• tool home half a million POW

Question 7

aaland islands case study

Answer 7

• 95 percent ethnic swedes
• league decided finland should be given the islands
• recommended to the swedes that they have more autonomy and preserve their traditions and customs

Question 8

corfu incident

Answer 8

• four italians were murdered on the greek border
• in august 1923 benito mussolini ordered the occupation of the greek island corfu for the compensation of their deaths
• greece appealed to the league of nations
• robert cecil (representing britain) wanted italians to have sanctions imposed on them and demanded a british naval presence off the coast of corfu
• as a result of italian pressure, greece had to pay 50 million lire as compensation

Question 9

greco-bulgarian confrontation

Answer 9

• october 1925, two greek border guards were killed.
• greece ordered an attack on bulgaria.
• when the council met it decided both sides should withdraw within their own borders.

Question 10

upper silesia

Answer 10

• the treaty of versailles had given the people of upper silesia the right to have a referendum on their self determination
• the league decided to split it between germany and poland as the results were so close
• 1921