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League of Nations
Structural Weaknesses
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At first, it consisted of only the winning countries
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Structure of the LoN
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The council
Four PM -- Japan, Britain, France, Italy
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Peacekeeping Measures
Moral Persuation
If the league decided a nation was disrupting peace, they would publicly condemn it
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Economic Sanctions
Prevented exchange of food, trade or supplies between members of the league and the offending nation
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Successes
In Silesia in 1921 LoN held a plebiscite and suggested a partition, which stopped a war between Germany and Poland.
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Greece invaded Bulgaria in 1925, the LoN ordered Greece to withdraw, which it did
Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them"
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Failures
France invaded the Ruhr in 1923 when the Germans did not pay reparations; the League was unable to make France withdraw
Dispute between Greece and Italy over island Corfu in 1923 -- LoN could not make Italy withdraw until Greece gave in
Both Poland and Lithuania wanted Vilna after the war. It was given to Lithuania but Poland took over. LoN unable to make Poland withdraw.