the league was linked to the Treaty of Versailles
some Americans hate the Treaty itself
there were millions of Germans immigrants
too many Americans think they had to send troops to every little conflict around the world
they wanted USA to stay out of such disputes
they were worried about the economy cost of joining the league
Some Americans opposed the league because they were anti-French or anti-British
to discourage aggressions from any nations
encourage countries to disarm
improve the living and working conditions of workers around the world
encourage countries to cooperate, especially in trade and business
Transport
Made recomendatios on marking shpping lanes and produced and produced an internationalHighway Code for users
Health
The health comitee worked hard to defeat the dreaded disease leprosy
Started a global campain to exterminat mosquitoes
To reduce malaria and yellow feber
Social Problems
league blacklisted four large German, Dutch, French and Swiss companies wich were involved in ilegal drug trade
It helped 200.000 slaves
It organisedraids againts slave owners and traders in Burna
They degree the percentage of death of african workers
Working conditions
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They improved the working conditions
They stablished a maximing of 48 working hours a week and 8 hours per day
Minority of members adopted it
They thought it would raise industrials cost
Refugees
The league did a tremendous work in getting refugees and war prisioners back to their homelands
In the first few years after de war aproxymately 400.000 prisioners and refugees were saved
The secretariat
sort of civil service
kept record of the legue meetings and prepared reports for the different agencies of the league
has a specialist section covering areas
economic matters
disarmament
health
The Assembly
Was the league parliament
every country on the league sent a representative to it
the assembly could recommend action to the council and could vote on
ideas put forward by the council
the budget of the league
appointing temporary members of the council
admitig new members of the league
they met once a year and taheir decisions were anonimous
The council
Smaller group wich met more often
Five times a year and in case of emergency
It included
Permanent members
France
Britain
Italy
Japan
Each of them had a VETO
This means that one permamnet member could stop the councilacting even if they all agree
Temporary members
these were elected by the assembly in periods of 3 years
The numbers of temporary members varied in 3 to 9
It could use a range of power
Moral condemnation
They could decide wich country was de aggressor, what country had to be blamed for a trouble
Economic and finaciaal sanctions
members could refuse to trade with aggressors
Did't had importance because they could trase with USA wich wasn't in the league
Military force
The army of a member nation could atack aggressors
The permanent courtof international justice
Key part of the league
made up from judeges of different members countries
the court could give decitions in borders disputes
gave legal advice to the assembly or council
The international labour organization
it got toghether employers, governments and workers representatives
it aimed to improve working conditions around the world
it collected stadistics and informtion about working conditions
It persuaded country liders to adopt its suggestions
The mandates commission
Made sure that France and Britain act in the interest of the people living in gained territories
This gained territory were mainly german colonies
The rufugges comittee
helped war prisioners and war refugges to return to their homeland
The slavery commission
they tried to abolish slavery around the world
The health committee
It aimed to deal with problems of dangerous diseases
Tried to educate people about
sanitation
health
after the end of the First World War
everyone wanted this not to happen again
USA(president wilson)
wanted the league to be like a world parlament were representatives of all nations can talk or say their opinion about one problem
he won
major nations join the league
promised to protect each other if they were invaded
promised to accept any decision made by the league
they promised that if any member break the deal and go to war
they would stop trading with it or send troops to make it stop fighting
some members didn’t agree with his arrogant style
he acted as the only one who knows the solution
most European people were prepared to give a chance to the idea of Wilson
British
they thought that the league had to met only in case of emergency’s
France
proposed a league with a big army
The treaties at the Pris Peace conference had created some new states andchanged the borders of others
Because of this the league had to solva many borders disptes
Bulgaria, 1925
Greek troops had invaded Bulgaria and by an accident somo greek soldiers were killed
Bulgaria appealed for the help of the league
The league had decided that greek soldiers had to pull back and Greece had the pay
Greeks complained but finally obeyed
Aaland Island, 1921
Sweeden and Finland wanted the control of the league
They appealed for the league help
The league decided that teh islands had to go to Finlands because they were nearer to them
Sweeden accepted the league decisiion
Upper Silesia, 1921
Industrial region on the borders between Germany and Poland
It was inhabited for both
the people had to vote were they wanted to belong to
The industrial areas wanted to be for Germany
Rural areas wantes to be for Poland
Vilna, 1920
Poland and Lithuania were two new states created after the war treaties
Vilna wa made capital city of Lithuania but its population was mainly polish
A private polish arny took control of Vilna
Lithuania appealed for help
the league didn't do anything
because Poland was seen as a posible ally of Germany
Corfu, 1923
There was a dispute between the borders of Greece and Albania
The league send an italian general, Telline, tu supervise it
Tellini was found dead in the greek side
Italy demanded a pay compensation
The greeks, however, had no idea who were the murderes
Italy bombarded a greek islans, Corfu, and they kille 15 people
Greece appealed to the league but they didn't do anything against Italy and instead they made Greece pay for the murder
The iatalian lider, Mussolini, blamed the greek governament for the murder
Genova Protocol
Because of the Corfu incident it was demostrated how the league could be undetermined by its own member
This protocol said that if two members were in dispute thhey would have to ask the league to sort out the disagreement and they would have to accept the coucils decision
Britain disgree withthis protocol