Successes and failures of the LON

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Vilna
failure. Poland took control of Lithuania(polish speaking) league protested to P, did not withdraw. did nothing. too "risky"
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Upper Silesia
border between Germany + Poland. rich industry. people there voted. french + brit troops sent to keep order. rural voted for poland + industrial for germany. split along these lines. no disputes.
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Aaland Islands
Aaland islands Sweden + Finland wanted control. appealed to L. studied matter closely -- Finland. Sweden accepted decision.
3 of 6
CORFU
border between Greece + Albania had to b sorted out. Italian general supervised Greek side. ambushed and killed. Musso furious. blamed Greek gov. demand reparations from G + execute murderers. Greek could not find them. Musso bombarde + tookover.
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CORFU 2
15 ppl killed, greece appealed.league acted swiftly. condemned Mussos actions. suggested Greece pay comp but given to league, only given to Italy if murderers found. Musso accepted but manipulated it to give money straight to him.
5 of 6
Bulgaria
Greek troops invaded bulgaria. Appealed. Condemned Greek action. Greece pull out + pay comp to Bulg. Accepted (faced with pressure from big countries) but complained there was one rule for big states and one for smaller ones
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Card 2

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Upper Silesia

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border between Germany + Poland. rich industry. people there voted. french + brit troops sent to keep order. rural voted for poland + industrial for germany. split along these lines. no disputes.

Card 3

Front

Aaland Islands

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Card 4

Front

CORFU

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

CORFU 2

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