Question

Answer the following in detail

Estimate the work done by the League of Nations.

Answer 1

1. The League of Nations was formed in 1920 with the twin objective of avoiding war and to maintain peace in the world.
2. The main work done by the League was to solve the dispute arose between Sweden and Finland over the sovereignity of Aaland Island. It ruled that the island should go to Finland.
3. League solved the frontier dispute between Poland and Germany in upper Silesia.
4. When dispute arose between Greece and Bulgaria in 1925, Greece invaded Bulgaria and the League ordered a ceasefire.
5. The League had been successful in signing the Locarno Treaty in 1925 by which Germany, France, Belgium, Great Britain and Italy mutually guaranteed peace in Western Europe.
6. The main reason for the failure of the League was Italy, Japan and Germany headed by dictators refused to be bound by the orders of the League and started violation and league rules.
7. When the League condemned the violation, they withdrew their membership.
8. The League did not have a military power of its own.
9. Though it had a world-wide membership, it became the center of European diplomacy.
10. The League remained a passive witness to events, issues and incidents of violations therefore finally dissolved in 1946.