Think! Why could the Treaty of Versailles cause arguments between nations?

How well did the League deal with international border disputes in the 1920s? L/O: 1)To appreciate the difficulties the League faced 2)To evaluate success by studying case studies and evidence 3)To come to well argued conclusions

Aims of the League Aim 1: To discourage aggression 2: To encourage cooperation in business and trade 3: To encourage disarmament 4: To improve living and working conditions

Aim 1: To discourage aggression The following events and task ask you to show how successful the League was in it´s 1 st aim at discouraging aggression

Aaland Islands, 1921  Greek troops invaded Bulgaria after some Greek troops were killed on the border.  Bulgaria appealed to the League. Sweden and Finland wanted control over the Aaland Islands. Both countries were willing to fight the other one! They appealed to the League for help! The Greek-Bulgarian Dispute 1925

Upper Silesia, 1921  An industrial region on the border of Germany and Poland.  Both Germans and Poles lived there  Germany and Poland wanted to control it because of it’s industry  They appealed to the League!

Vilna, 1920 Lithuania and Poland were two new states created by the Treaty of Versailles Lithuania and Poland were two new states created by the Treaty of Versailles Vilna was part of the state of Lithuania and the capital city, but had a mainly Polish population. Vilna was part of the state of Lithuania and the capital city, but had a mainly Polish population. Both countries wanted it. Both countries wanted it. Was occupied by Poland during the Russo-Polish war, and troops later refused to leave. Was occupied by Poland during the Russo-Polish war, and troops later refused to leave. Lithuania appealed to the League! Lithuania appealed to the League!

Corfu, 1923 Italian surveyors working on the Greek side of the Greek-Albanian border were shot Italian surveyors working on the Greek side of the Greek-Albanian border were shot Mussolini (leader of Italy) demanded compensation Mussolini (leader of Italy) demanded compensation Greece refused to pay and said they had no idea who the murderers were Greece refused to pay and said they had no idea who the murderers were Mussolini bombarded and occupied Corfu Mussolini bombarded and occupied Corfu 15 people were killed 15 people were killed Greece appealed to the League Greece appealed to the League

What did the League do and did it work? Dispute / dateLeague’s actionsSuccess / failureExplanation

The Geneva Protocol What was the Geneva protocol? Why was it created? How effective was it? Add it to your table and explain your answer

Evaluation How successful was the League at solving border disputes in the 1920s? Explain your answer considering both sides of the argument and coming to a conclusion!

Aim 2: To encourage cooperation in business and trade How did the League encourage international co operation and trade between countries?

Aim 4: To improve living and working conditions Refugees Task: To create doodles (sketches) to show what the League managed to do to make the work better! ONLY add numbers/abbreviations and pictures

Task: When you have out the events in the right chronological order and then drawn on your ‘success or failure’ bars then you will need to insert brief notes into each bar about the event. When you have out the events in the right chronological order and then drawn on your ‘success or failure’ bars then you will need to insert brief notes into each bar about the event. NOTES EVENT NAME How successful was the League of Nations in the 1920s?