GCSE History - League in the 1920s

Understanding what the League of Nations had to settle in the 1920s

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  • Created on: 06-03-11 14:50
Why did the League decide to give it to Poland?
Fighting them would have required armed forces - League reluctant to use them. Seen as barrier against Germany and Communist Russia.
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How was this settled?
Germany received over half the land and population whilst Poles had most of the industry
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What did the League do to settle this problem?
Forced Greece to withdraw
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What was avoided by inviting the League to settle who got the islands?
A war
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How did Mussolini (the Italian leader) manage to distract the Greek government and invate Corfu (an island just off the Greek coast)?
Seeked compensation from the Greek government as 5 Italian surveyors were shot there
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Why were Austria and Hungary suffering?
They were financially weak
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How did the League settle this problem?
Organised loans and took over Austria's and Hungary's financial states for a while
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When did Mussolini leave Corfu?
When the Greek leader apologised
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Germany received over half the land and population whilst Poles had most of the industry

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What was avoided by inviting the League to settle who got the islands?

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How did Mussolini (the Italian leader) manage to distract the Greek government and invate Corfu (an island just off the Greek coast)?

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Cynthia

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wahh this was a hard one :)

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