League of Nations

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so nothing was done to stop Poland. This was a failure because France and Britain were too worried about themselves to help, so Poland got to keep Vilna.

Another aim of the League was to encourage co-operation between countries (i.e. business and trade). An example of a success is the Dawes Plan (1924) where the USA leant Germany money to help them pay their reparations bill, to avert an economic crisis. This was because if Germany’s economy fell, so would the rest of Europe’s. Another example of success is the Young Plan (1929) where Germany’s reparations bill was reduced. Both of these encouraged co-operation between countries that had either been enemies (US and Germany) or hadn’t been allies.

Disarmament was also part of the League’s aims. An example of success is the Washington conference (1921) where USA, Britain, France and Japan agreed to limit the size of their navies. This would make smaller countries somewhat more satisfied that they weren’t at as much of a danger ...

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