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Summary League of Nations - resolving disputes
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Detailed notes on the disputes the League of Nations resolved prior to the Great Depression 1929 . Great for revision! Obtained an A* overall
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League of Nations- resolving disputesWhat role did
Who settled Who the League of
Disputes Details
it and how? triumphed? Nations play
and why?
• Teschen = small town between Poland and Czechoslovakia • The League • Although • They were
• Valuable coal mines which both the Poles and Czech wanted settled it by Poland arbitrators in the
• Both newly independent nations,so wanted to make their economies as strong as dividing the received the dispute
possible territory most land, • Had to resolve it
• January 1919, Polish and Czech troops fought in the streets of Teschen- many between the Czechoslovaki as the Treaty of
died. two nations a was given Versailles
• League decided the bulk of the town should go to Poland and Czechoslovakia • Successful- the suburb that created new
Teschen could have one of the suburbs (contained the most valuable coal mines) debated that it had the most borders and
(1919) • Poles refused to accept this decision is valuable coal countries, so
• No more wholesale violence took place, the two countries argued over it for the unsuccessful mines. So territory was
next 20 years Czechoslovaki uncertain
a was probably • Wanted to stop
most victorious violence in
as it would Teschen turning
benefit their into a war
economy.
• Many years before 1920, Vilna had been taken over by Russia • It was not • Poland • The League did
• Historically it was the capital of Lithuania (Middle Ages). really settled. not physically get
• After WW1 Lithuania had been re-established and Vilna seemed natural choice for Poland just involved as
its capital took Vilna and Britain and
• By 1920 30% of the population was from Poland with Lithuanians making up 2% Lithuania France could not
Vilna • 1920 the Poles seized Vilna could not do agree on a
• Lithuania asked for the Leagues help but the Poles could not be persuaded to anything solution
(1920) leave the city as France and Britain would not agree on a solution about it
• League Covenant stated that troops should be sent to force Poland’s withdrawal, • Unsuccessful
bur France was reluctant to upset the Poles who were potential allies against for the league
German aggression
• Britain would not act alone
• League did not respond and Vilna remained Polish until WW2
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