International Disputes in the 1920s

What did the League of Nations do to try and keep peace in the 1920s?

In its effort to keep world peace, the League was involved in a number of disputes between nations in the 1920s.

What disputes did the League of Nations get involved in during the 1920s to try and keep the peace?

The League got involved in 8 key disputes in the 1920s, in its efforts to keep peace in the world. These included:

• ❖ A dispute between Poland and Czechoslovakia over Teschen in 1919.
• ❖ A dispute between Poland and Lithuania over Vilna in 1920.
• ❖ A dispute between Germany and Poland over Upper Silesia between 1921 and 1925.
• ❖ A dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Aland Islands in 1921.
• ❖ A dispute between Greece and Italy over an incident in Corfu in 1923.
• ❖ A dispute between France and Germany over the Ruhr in 1923.
• ❖ A dispute between Turkey and Iraq with Britain over Mosul in 1924.
• ❖ A dispute between Greece and Bulgaria over an incident on the Bulgarian border in 1925.

What actions did the League of Nations take to deal with disputes and keep the peace during the 1920s?

The League used a range of actions to deal with disputes including:

• ❖ Plebiscites, which were a vote from all members of the electorate on an important issue.
• ❖ The use of experts to investigate an issue.
• ❖ Moral condemnation - which was essentially a good telling-off.
• ❖ Overpowering smaller countries.
• ❖ Using the power of leading members such as Britain and France to deal with disputes.

Why did the League of Nations get involved in dealing with disputes to keep the peace in the 1920s?

There were a number of reasons the League of Nations got involved in various disputes in the 1920s including:

• ❖ The overarching aim of the League of Nations was to prevent future wars.
• ❖ It's aim was to encourage compromise and co-operation and, as the map of Europe was redrawn after the First World War, there were a number of disputes regarding where the borders should be.
• ❖ Some countries were even prepared to go to war, so it was important that the League acted in order to keep the peace.