Vilna
What countries were involved in this dispute?
Poland & Lithuania
Which two countries were involved?
Germany & Poland
What countries were involved?
Sweden & Finland
What countries were involved in the dispute?
Greece, Albania & Italy
What countries were involved?
Greece & Bulgaria
Who's army took control of Vilna?
Poland
Why did the countries want the area?
It was rich in iron and steel.
What was the decision made?
The islands should go to Finland
What was it about?
Tellini (Italy) was agreeing the borders between Greece & Albania when he was murdered.
What happened?
Greek soldiers were killed on the Bulgarian border so Greece invaded.
Why did France not get involved?
Poland was a potential ally against Germany
What is a plebicite?
A referendum
Did Sweden agree to the terms?
Yes
How did Mussolini react when Greece couldn't find the murderers?
He invaded Corfu and killed 15 people.
What was the League's decision?
Greece to withdraw and pay compensation to Bulgaria.
Why did Britain not get involved?
Wasn't willing to support without the support of other countries.
Who won the vote and why did the League decide to split it?
Germany. Different regions had voted different ways.
What weren't Finland allowed to do on the islands?
Build forts
Having told Greece to pay compensation, the League were going to look after the money. What happened next?
Italy still wasn't happy. Lobbied the main members of the league - and got the money directly.
Why was the League's decision hypocritical?
Italy had done a similar action in Corfu and got away with it.
What was the League's response?
They did nothing
Why were Poland unsatisfied?
They got 1/3 of the land and 1/2 the population.
In what year did this dispute happen?
1921
Why was this a failure for the League?
A large country had threatened a smaller one with military action, and the League was overruled by other groups.
Why did Greece obey the League's decision?
They did not want to risk poor relations with bigger countries.