The Successes And Failures of The League of Nations in the 1920s

A detailed Summary of The Successes And Failures of The League of Nations in the 1920s


This isn't really an essay, its just a summary of the actions of the League of Nations that might come in handy if you have no notes.

Extracts from the Covenant of the League:

To promote international co-operation and to achieved international peace and security:

-by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war

-by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations.

-by the firm establishment of international law as the rule of conduct between governments.

-by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organised people with one another.

Successes and Failures of the League

Vilna (1920)- Both Lithuania and Poland claimed Vilna, but it was given to Lithuania even though it had a majority Polish population. In 1920, Poland occupied Vilna, an


Upper Silesia (1921)- This was a plebiscite area defined by the League. Germany and Poland were both determined to get it as it was very important for industry. In the plebiscite people voted in favour of Germany 700,000 to 480,000. The League partitioned the area, the Germans got over half the land and population, where Poland got most of the industry. Germany was not pleased with this, but both countries accepted.

Verdict on the League: A disaster - confronted by a great power willing to use force, the league backed down.

Economic collapse in Austria and Hungary (1922-3)- After the war, Austria and Hungary's economies were in crisis, and with the burden of reparations it seemed they would simply collapse. The League arranged loans for the two countries and in effect, took over the economic management of the two countries. With this help, both Austria and Hungary were able to begin economic recover

Some common words found in the essay are:
Covenant League, Verdict League, League League's, Vilna Lithuania, Germany Poland, Austria Hungary's, League Successful, Norway Sweden, League Nations, Italians Council, verdict league, league nations, successes failures, league decided, border greece, accepted verdict, accepted verdict league, successes failures league, austria hungary, failures league,

Approximate Word count = 611
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: History

join now Save Paper

Professional Essays

  • Public Housing and Nickerson Gardens ... of Home Builders, the United States League of Savings ... They are not amp39projects.amp39 The successes are invisible, so ... The failures, unfortunately, are all too visible ... 5908 words
  • Amer. Hist. ... force in the establishment of the League of Nations ... crises and, no matter what successes the administration ... at being noble, Richard Nixons failures came from ... 8080 words
  • Guerrilla Warfare ... factors which caused guerrilla warfare efforts to be either successes or failures. ... 1939, Party membership had increased to about 17,800 League of Communists ... 7267 words


Saved Paper

Save your papers so you can locate them quickly!

Newest Essays

Testimonials

  • "Thank You So Much!!! You have saved me once again!!!"
    Jack M.
  • "With so many papers to chose from, I was able to get ideas to help me with all of my classes. Thank You!"
    Brian P.
  • "I've used this site for the last 3 years to help me come up with ideas for my papers."
    Sara J.
  • "I use this site every week to help me write my own papers!"
    Rachel W.
  • "I love this site!!!"
    Marie N.
Home Join Now Support
Acceptable Use Policy About us FAQ
All papers are for research and reference purposes only!
© 2002-2009 DirectEssays.com. All Rights Reserved.