League of Nations successes in the 1920s

• There were no major conflicts at the time
• The League seemed to be working
• However, this was simply because countries had been exhausted for World War 1
• Therefore, the lack of major threats was not merely a doing of the League, but also because of the exhaustion of countries in World War 1

Aaland Islands (1921)

• First dispute to be resolved
• Sweden and Finland wanted to claim it
• Majority wanted to be part of Sweden
• League of Nations gave territory to Finland with supervision and safety measures for residents (eg. demilitarization)
• Sweden accepted judgement

Upper Silesia (1921)

• Germany and Poland wanted to claim it
• Originally granted to Poland in Treaty of Versailles
• Germany protested
• Plebiscite (vote for sovereignty) favored Germany in general
• Rural parts favored Poland
• Eastern Upper Silesia transferred to Poland
• Western Upper Silesia transferred to Germany
• Poland and Germany both accepted it

Mosul (1924)

• Turkey claimed control over Iraq territory (mandated by Britain)
• Populated with Kurdish speaking people
• Iraq was given the territory
• Turkey accepted judgement

Bulgaria (1925)

• Demanded payment of £45K from Greece for being on Bulgarian borders
• Greece sentry died in crossfire
• Greece accepted judgement, but thought it was unfair because of different treatment in Corfu incident