The League in the 1920s

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The League in the 1920s

• Success or failure?

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Corfu, 1923
The Dispute An Italian general was killed while
he was doing some work for the League in Greece.
The Italian leader Mussolini was angry with the
Greeks. He invaded the Greek island of Corfu.
The Greeks asked the League to help.
  What the League did The Council of the Leag
ue met. It condemned Mussolini, and told him to
leave Corfu. It told the Greeks to give some mon
ey to the League.  
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Corfu, 1923
What happened Mussolini refused to accept its
decision. He refused to leave Corfu.
The Conference of Ambassadors met. League ch
anged its decision. It told Greece to apologise
to Mussolini, and to pay the money to Italy.
The Greeks did as the League said. Then Musso
lini gave Corfu back to Greece.  
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Corfu, 1923
Decision?

• Success or failure?

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Bulgaria, 1925
The Dispute Some Greek soldiers were killed in
a small fight on the border between Greece and
Bulgaria. The Greeks were angry. They invaded
Bulgaria.   Bulgaria asked the League to help.
What the League did The Council of the
League met. It condemned the Greeks, and told
them to leave Bulgaria.  
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Bulgaria, 1925
What happened The Bulgarian government sent or
ders to its army not to fight back.
The Greeks did as the League said. They left
Bulgaria.
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Bulgaria, 1925
Decision?

• Success or failure?

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Bulgaria, 1925
Poland, 1920
Slaves
Jobs
Disease
Disarmament, 1932
Prisoners of War
Reparations, 1921
Corfu, 1923
Economic Problems
Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928
Refugees
Drugs
Invasion of Ruhr, 1923
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Improving peoples lives and jobs
Decision?

• Success or failure?

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The League in the 1920s
Decision?

• Success or failure?