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Border Disputes
Border Disputes in the 1920s
Term | Definition |
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Vilna | 1920, private polish army took over the city after the LoN had given it to Lithuania (pop.= mostly Polish), Lithuania appealed for help, LoN condemned Poland but did not act, because Fr. wanted Poland as ally to flank G. from east to west |
Vilna: S/F? | failed to discourage aggression (did not properly punish aggressor), encouraged cooperation between F. and P. to flank G., but undermined idea of collective security, giving way to NSI |
Upper Silesia | 1921, between G. and P., due to availability of resources and its industries. In 1920, plebiscite,(Industrial areas = Germany) and (Rural areas= Poland). Divided region, built safeguards, and made arrangements for trade systems. |
Upper Silesia: S/F? | success in discouraging aggression, and encouraged cooperation by imposing trade |
Aaland Islands | 1921, Sweden and Finland territorial dispute, both appealed to LoN. Investigated geographical points, Finland won argument and Sweden accepted it. War was averted. |
Aaland Islands: S/F? | success in discouraging aggression, but let Finland act in own NSI by letting it have more territory |
Corfu | 1923, Tellini, general, ambushed and killed. Mussolini blamed the Gre. gov. 15 killed on Aug 31. Gre. appeal, LoN condemns Mussolini & tells the Gre. to pay compensations. Mussolini refuses to leave, Gre. to apologise & pay him. Finally, he left Corfu. |
Corfu: S/F? | Failed to discourage aggression and achieve peaceful cooperation. Argument solely favoured the winning side, the aggressor, Mussolini. Innocents were killed. |
Bulgaria | 1925, Greece and Bulgaria. Oct. 1925, Greeks invade Bul. Bul. Appeals for help, League condemns the Greekās action. Intimidated by facing major powers, they followed their rulings. |
Bulgaria: S/F? | Success in discouraging aggression |