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CREATOR
President Woodrow Wilson laid out an idealistic peace program. -
Creation League of Nations
The League of Nations was created in 1919 in the Treaty of Versailles, its aim was to establish peace and reorganize international relations after WW, but it didn`t resolve too many problems in the 20s and the 30s. It was important because it was the first organization of that style and the antecedent of the ONU -
AGREEMENTS
It was the first international organization whose primary mission was to maintain world peace. Its main objectives, as stated in its Covenant, included the prevention of wars through collective security and disarmament and the settlement of international disputes through negotiation and arbitration. Also was included the working conditions, fair treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug trafficking, arms trafficking, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities in Europe -
32 NATIONS
Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Republic of China, Cuba, France, Kingdom of Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, British India, Kingdom of Italy, Japanese Empire, Liberia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Romania, Siam, South African Union and Uruguay -
FOUNDED COUNTRIES
This countries were inclued in the Annex 1 of the Treaty of Versailles:
- Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, El Salvador, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Spain, Sublime State of Persia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Venezuela. -
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COUNTRIES INCLUDED WITH PROSPERITY
Some countries entered in the League of Nations after the Treaty of Versailles: -
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Solved conflicts by the LON
1920: Sweden and Finland, LON decided in favour of Finland. 1921: Germany and Poland, LON decided
in favour of equal distribution of Upper Silesia. 1925: Greece invaded Bulgary, LON decided in favour of
Bulgary. 1932: Arbitration between Peru and Colombia in the Colombian-Peruvian War in Leticia -
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Important conflicts solved by the LON
1922: Poland and Lithuania. The Conference of Ambassadors in Paris resolved the conflict.
1923: The Corfu Incident. Italian General Enrico Tellini was killed. Mussolini ordered the bombing of the
island of Corfu and the payment of compensation. The Society offered a solution, but the Conference of
Ambassadors rejected it and proposed a favourable one to Italy, Because of Mussolini pressure. -
TREATIES OF LOCARNO
They were 8 pacts to reinforce the peace in Europe, it was signed by Belgium,
Czechoslovakia, France, Germany , the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland. It was signed in London.
They were a total of 8 pacts and occured after some meetings. -
GERMANY ENTERS IN THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
IN 1926, Germany was admitted in the League of Nations in state of a Peace Lover. -
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Germany, Japan and the USSR got out of the USSR
In 1933, Germany and Japan abandoned the League and in 1938, the USSR was expelled. Germany
abandoned it in October because of Hitlewanted to start an enormous military project. Japan abandoned
it because it invaded Manchuria, this was a big hit for the LON and it punished them so they abandoned -
DISSOLUTION
The League of Nations was dissolved in 1946 after failing in its attempts to prevent a Second World War
and was replaced by the present United Nations