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Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918. After the turmoil caused by the Versailles Treaty, many looked to the League to bring stability to the world.
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Teschen. In January 1919, Polish and Czech troops fought in the streets of Teschen. Many died. The League was called on to help and decided that the bulk of the town should go to Poland while Czechoslovakia should have one of Teschen’s suburbs. This suburb contained the most valuable coal mines and the Poles refused to accept this decision.
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The Aaland islands. Neither Sweden nor Finland could come to a decision as to who owned the islands and in 1921 they asked the League to adjudicate. The League’s decision was that they should remain with Finland but that no weapons should ever be kept there. Both countries accepted the decision and it remains in force to this day.
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Executive Board approves membership of countries of the former Soviet Union.
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Memel 1923 Memel was/is a port in Lithuania. The Treaty of Versailles had put Memel and the land surrounding the port under the control of the League.
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Articles of Agreement enter into force upon signature by 29 governments, representing 80 percent of original quotas.
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War between Egypt and Israel. United Nations response was that the security council ordered Israel to withdraw from Egypt.
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Anti Government rebel in Lebanon. Asked Untied Nations to help, they responded by creating 100-man team to monitor border activities.
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1960 Belgium granted the Congo its independence. The Congo army mutinied against its white officers and 100,000 Belgium's living in the Congo were seen as being at risk. Belgium sent its own troops in.The Congo's government called on the UN for help. 10,000 UN troops sent to the Congo.
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United States informs IMF it will no longer freely buy and sell gold to settle international transactions. Par values and convertibility of the dollar—two main features of the Bretton Woods system—cease to exist.
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IMF makes first loan disbursements under Trust Fund.
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Successful conclusion of negotiations on basic telecommunications services.
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Successful conclusion of negotiations on financial services Seventy governments reached a multilateral agreement to open their financial services sectors, covering more than 95 per cent of trade in banking, insurance, securities and financial information. The agreement entered into force on 1 March 1999.
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Argentina invaded and occupied Falklands - British territory. Security Council demanded that Argentina withdrew it forces. Ignored.
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South Africa illegally possessed Namibia. UN persuaded South Africa, Angola and Cuba to accept UN supervised elections prior to independence.
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WTO General Council approved the Headquarters Agreement with the Swiss Confederation, including the decision to locate the WTO in Geneva.
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At least 30,000 protesters disrupt WTO summit in Seattle, US
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IMF approves financial support enabling Argentina to defer $6.6 billion in repayments to IMF.
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World trade talks in Cancun, Mexico collapse after four days of wrangling over farm subsidies, access to markets. Rich countries abandon plans to include so-called "Singapore issues" of investment, competition policy and public procurement in trade talks.
