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level: The League in the 1920s

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level questions: The League in the 1920s

Question	Answer
Which leader proposed the League of Nations?	Woodrow Wilson (USA)
Why was the League of Nations formed?	To stop war from breaking out again
The League of Nations officially started its activities on	10 January 1920.
How many countries joined the league of nations in 1920?	43
How many members had joined the league of nations by 1934	58
On the 25 March 1919 David Lloyd George (UK) issued the	Fontainebleau Memorandum. This document stated British support for the League
Which two countries were forbidden from joining the League of Nations in 1919?	Germany and The USSR
The League of Nations was only concerned with maintaining peace	False
The League of Nations had many different committees to tackle global issues?	True
The Washington Conference, November 12, 1921 to February 6, 1922:	To encourage naval disarmament and stop another Naval Race.
The purpose was to officially recognise Soviet Russia:	Rapallo Treaty, April 16 1922
The Rapallo Treaty was initiated by the League of Nations	False
Dawes Plan, April 1924:	This plan was made to resolve the issue of WWI reparations that Germany had to pay.
The Dawes Plan was an American creation outside of the League of Nations	True
An agreement to not send German troops into the Rhineland, and the acceptance that Alsace-Lorraine permanently belonged to France.	Locarno treaties, 5th September, 1925
Kellogg-Briand Pact 27th August 1928 - in effect - 24th July 1929:	To prevent another war from occurring. It was one of many international efforts to prevent war.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact created by the League of Nations	False
22nd December 1929	The Young Plan
An attempt to support the government of Weimar Germany by reducing reparations to 112 billion marks	The Young plan
Vilna was to be the capital of Lithuania, but the majority of people living there wanted to be Polish. Lithuania asked the League for help in 1920. What did the LoN do?	Nothing. Poland took Vilna.
In which year did the Åland Islands dispute take place?	1921
The Åland Islands was a failure for the League of Nations	False
Upper Silesia was on the border between Germany and Poland. Both Nations claimed it as a part of their territory. When did the dispute take place?	Between 1921 and 1925
Upper Silesia was divided between Poland and Germany and was largely a success for the League of Nations	True
In which year did the Corfu crisis take place?	1923
The Corfu crisis was a success for the League of Nations	False
In 1925 Greek soldiers invaded Bulgaria	The League ordered them to withdraw their troops and pay compensation.
Britain and France drew up the Geneva Protocol in 1924, it sated that if there was a dispute between two nations, the League should settle the issue	BUT the Conservative party in Britain refused to sign the agreement and the League was weakened as a result.
How much compensation did Greece have to pay as a result of the Bulgarian crisis?	£45,000 and the threat of sanctions if it did not comply.