SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THE LEAGEUE OF NATIONS

WHAT IS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS?

• Government type orginization
• Founded in 1920
• This was because of the Paris Peace Conference
• Based in Geneva, Switzerland

SALESIAN'S SUCESS

• Silesia is a region between Poland and Germany
• Salesians had to chose to join Germany or Poland
• 700,000 Salesians voted for Germany
• 500,000 Salesians voted for Poland
• The League of Nations had to decide where the Salesians would go

SALESIAN'S SUCESS PART II

• In the end the League of Nations decided
• That they would split the Salesians based on the votes
• The decision was accepted by Germany, Poland
• And the Salesians

MEMEL'S FAILURE

• Memel was a part in Lithuania
• Most people who lived in Memel
• Were Lithuanians
• So the government declared that
• The Lithuanians should govern Memel

MEMEL'S FAILURE PART II

• The Lithuanians invaded the German's port
• The League gave into the Lithuanian's guesture by
• Making the port an international zone
• In order for the League to make that decision,
• The Lithuanians had to use force to settle the agreement

THE END

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• URL: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/leagueofnations.htm
• Article Title: League of Nations Website
• Title: League of Nations