[O] History(Elect) Smart Guides 1. Impact of World War I in Europe Was the League of Nations successful in handling territorial disputes in the 1920s?

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Was the League of Nations successful in handling territorial disputes in the 1920s?

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▪ Was the League of Nations successful in handling territorial disputes in the 1920s?

The League attempted to peacefully resolve many incidents & disputes in the 1920s. However, it was not always successful in achieving its aims of peace & assuring territorial independence & security of all nations.

Successful*	Partially Successful	Not Successful*
The Aaland Islands (1921) • The League settled a dispute between Sweden and Finland over these islands • Both countries accepted the decision of the League to give the islands to Finland	Memel (1923) • When Lithuania invaded Memel, the League could not make Lithuania withdraw, but it gave Memel some independence	Vilna (1923) • Both Poland & Lithuania wanted Vilna after WW1 • Vilna was given to Lithuania but Poland took over instead • The League could not make Poland withdraw
Albania (1920) • The League made Yugoslavia withdraw from Albania when it tried to take over Albania	Upper Silesia (1921) • When both Germany and Poland wanted Upper Silesia, the League allowed the people of Upper Silesia vote • Although a huge majority wanted to join Germany, the League split the territory into two instead	The Ruhr (1923) • Germany declared it could not make its reparations payment • France retaliated by invading the industrial area of Ruhr • The League could not make France withdraw
The Greek Bulgarian Border (1925) • Greece invaded Bulgaria in 1925 over a border dispute • League made Greece withdraw by threatening an economic sanction		Corfu (1923) • Boundary dispute arose between Italy and Greece • Italy took over the Greek island of Corfu • The League could not make Italy withdraw until Greece gave in on the boundary dispute