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blacklisted four huge companies
freed 200,000 slaves
organised raids against slave owners and traders in Burma
kept careful records on what was going on
provided information in determined problems
involved in illegal drug trade
made recommendations on marking shipping lanes
produced international highway code for road users
introduced resolutiom
48-hour week 8-hour day
campaigned for employers improving working conditions
limited small children working hours
banned poisonous white lead from paint
going back home
first few years after WW1
helped 400,000 prisioners returning home
changed some borders
League´s job
sort out border disputes
Bulgaria, 1925
Greek troops
invaded Bulgaria
incident on border
some Greek soldiers killed
asked for help
condemned Greek action
ordered to pull out and pay compensation
obeyed
facing disapproval from major powers
Corfu, 1923
islands disputed
Greece Albania
The Conference of Ambassadors
appointed Italian general
Tellini
to supervise
Tellini and his team
ambushed and killed
Italina leader furious
blamed Greek government
demanded that it pay compensation to Italy
and execute murderers
Mussolini bombarded and occupied
Greek islands of Corfu
15 people killed
Greece asked for help
League condemned Mussolini´s actions
Greece had to pay
money would be held by League
until murderers were found
Mussolini withdrew from Corfu
Aaland Islands, 1921
Sweden and Finland
control of Aaland Islands
both threatening to fight for them
appealed to League
studied the case
decided islands should go to Finland
Sweden accepted decision
war was avoided
midway between them both
Upper Silesia, 1921
industrial region between Germany and Poland
inhabitated by both people
both countries wanted control of it
organised plebiscite
Silesians voted which country to join
League divided region along these lines
both accepted the decision
rural areas
Poland
industrial areas
Germany
rich iron-steel industry
Vilna, 1920
Poland and Lithuania
new created states
Vilna was made Lithuania's capital
its population largely Polish
private Polish army took control of it
Lithuania asked for help
both countries members of League
Poland clearly agressor
didn´t withdraw
British and French troops
supposed to be sent
force Poles out
French didnt want upset Poland
Britain not prepared
League did nothing
Poles kept Vilna
going alone
possible future ally
against Germany
The Refugees Commitee
The Slavery Commission
The Health Commitee
for dealing with dangerous diseases
educating people about health and sanitation
for abolishing slavery around world
helped refugees return back home
made sure Britain and France
acted in interests of mandates´people
not in own ones
prepared reports for its agencies
had speacialist sections
health
disarmament
economic matters
once a year
improve working conditions
collected statistics-information
persuade countries
adopt its suggestions
employers
governments
workers´representatives
took decisions on
gave legal advice
no way making sure its ruling was being followed
Assembly and Council
border disputes
between countries
recommend action to the Council
vote on
all unanimous decisions
admiting new member to League
appointing temporary members
the budget of the League
other ideas
put forward by Council
Council
representative of each member
only met once a year
could use range of powers
Moral condemnation
Economic-Financial sanctions
Military force
armed forces of members
could be used against agressor
members of League
refused trading with Agressor
decided which country was the agressor
condemned its action tell it to stop
Temporary members
Permanent members
had a VETO
could stop Council acting
even if all members agreed
Britain France Italy Japan
elected by Assembly
3 years period
met more often
people thought
powerful opposition
joined by Wilson's opponents
Wilson took proposal back to Congress
the idea couldn´t make it trough
USA never joined League
League would be under Britain and France control
opposed idea of Colonies and Empires
didn´t agree on safeguarding their colonial possessions
USA promising send troops to settle every little conflict
wanted to stay out of disputes
worried about economic cost of joining in
like signing black cheque
League was supposed to enforce Treaty of Versailles
inextricably linked to it
France
wanted strong League
with own army
British Leaders
wanted simple organisation
getting together in emergencies
President Wilson
wanted world parliament
all nations represenatives
getting together regularly
his idea won
took personal charge drawing up plans
had drafted very ambitious plan
some people
angered by his arrogant style
worried by his idealism
League
other members would stop trading with it
send troops if necessary
would protect one another
would accept decisions made by League
would take disputes with other countries to it
they would disarm
all major nations would join
would help achieve it
organisation resolving international problems without fighting
