1920s League of Nations

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Describe what happened in Vilna 1920
Poland took control of the Lithuanian capital Vilna, the league protested but the Poles didn’t pull out.
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Describe what happened in Aaland 1921
The league ruled over ruled on a dispute between Finland and Sweden over Aaland islands, they both threatened to go to war but in the end Sweden accepted the leagues rule.
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Describe what happened in upper Silesia 1921-25 and why was it a success for the league
According to the treaty of Versailles, the people living in upper Silesia would have to vote to be a part of either Germany or Poland, in the end the league divided it between Germany and Poland, this was a success as the both countries accepted it.
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Describe what happened in Bulgaria 1925 and why was it a success
A Greek soldier took a few steps into Bulgarian territory to retrieve a dog and was shot. This sparked a war between bulgaria and Greece, this was a success as they stopped the war, and Greece were punished, even though they didn’t want to.
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Describe the aim of the mandates commission
Mandate, an authorization granted by the League of Nations to a member nation to govern a former German or Turkish colony. The territory was called a mandated territory, or mandate.
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3 successes of the mandates commission
The countries once governed
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Describe what happened in Aaland 1921

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The league ruled over ruled on a dispute between Finland and Sweden over Aaland islands, they both threatened to go to war but in the end Sweden accepted the leagues rule.

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Describe what happened in upper Silesia 1921-25 and why was it a success for the league

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Describe what happened in Bulgaria 1925 and why was it a success

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Card 5

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Describe the aim of the mandates commission

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