There were disputes between Lithuania and Poland over this city, as it was given to Lithuania at Versailles, but the majority of the population was Polish.
Therefore, Poland invaded Lithuania and took hold of Vilna in 1920.
This had been an act of aggression that the League should have stopped, but members weren't prepared to take action.
Britain and France also wanted to keep Poland as an ally against Russia, and so Poland kept Vilna.
This was a failiure of the League.
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Upper Silesia 1921
Many inhabitants were either German or Polish.
At Versailles it was decided that they should give Upper Silesia a plebiscite (public vote), and it favoured Germany, although the League split it between Germany and Poland.
Both countries accepted this decision.
This was a success.
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Aalands, 1921
This was a dispute between Finland and Sweden as to who should control these islands.
Finland was given the land by the League, and both coutries accepted the decision.
This was a success.
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Corfu, 1923
There was a dispute between Greece and Italy in which 5 Italian soldiers were killed, and so Mussolini invaded the Greek island of Corfu.
This was an act of aggression by a major member of the League, but Britain and France didn't want to take action against Mussolini.
Greece was forced to apologise and pay compensation before Italian troops left Corfu.
This was a failiure.
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Greek-Bulgarian Dispute, 1925
In 1925, Greece invaded Bulgaria, due to a border dispute.
The League condemned Bulgaria for its actions and told it to withdraw.
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