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League of Nations

Firstly, one of the key aims of the League was to discourage aggression. An example of a success for this was the Aaland Islands (1921) where the League settled a dispute between Sweden and Finland. Both countries wanted control over the Aaland Islands, so the League intervened. After an investigation it said that the islands should go to Finland, to which Sweden agreed, and war was avoided. This was a success, because the League made a suitable decision which was accepted. Another example of a success was the Kellog-Briand Pact (1928), where 65 nations agreed not to use force to settle disputes. They promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of ...

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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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Added: 6/28/2014 09:39:48 AM
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