League of Nations - Successes and failures in the 1920s
| Name | Date | Description | Outcome |
| 1. Prisoners of war | 1920 | The League took home half a million prisoners of war from World War One. | Success |
| 2. Aaland Islands | 1921 | Sweden and Finland accepted the League's arbitration to give the Aaland Islands to Finland. | Success |
| 3. Poland | 1921 | The Poles invaded Vilna (the capital of Lithuania). The League ordered Poland to withdraw. Poland refused and the League could do nothing | Failure |
| 4. Turkey | 1922 | The League set up camps and fed Turkish refugees. | Success |
| 5. Corfu | 1923 | Mussolini ignored the League's orders to pull out of Corfu, and made Greece pay money to Italy. | Failure |
| 6. Disarmament | 1923 and 1932 | Disarmament talks failed, because Germany demanded as many weapons as everyone else. | Failure |
| 7. Austria | 1923 | The League sent economics experts to help Austria when its government went bankrupt. | Success |
| 8. Bulgaria | 1925 | Greece obeyed the League's orders to pull out of Bulgaria in 1925. | Success |
| 9. Slaves | 1926 | The League approved the Slavery convention - altogether, the League freed 200,000 slaves. | Success |
| 10. Drugs | 1936 | After more than ten years of work, 26 League nations signed an international convention to combat the drugs trade - a law that is still in force. | Success |
| 11. Disease | 1920s | The League worked to prevent malaria and leprosy. | Success |
| 12. Jobs | 1920s | The International Labour Organisation failed to persuade countries to adopt a 48-hour week. | Failure |
| Name | 1. Prisoners of war |
|---|---|
| Date | 1920 |
| Description | The League took home half a million prisoners of war from World War One. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 2. Aaland Islands |
|---|---|
| Date | 1921 |
| Description | Sweden and Finland accepted the League's arbitration to give the Aaland Islands to Finland. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 3. Poland |
|---|---|
| Date | 1921 |
| Description | The Poles invaded Vilna (the capital of Lithuania). The League ordered Poland to withdraw. Poland refused and the League could do nothing |
| Outcome | Failure |
| Name | 4. Turkey |
|---|---|
| Date | 1922 |
| Description | The League set up camps and fed Turkish refugees. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 5. Corfu |
|---|---|
| Date | 1923 |
| Description | Mussolini ignored the League's orders to pull out of Corfu, and made Greece pay money to Italy. |
| Outcome | Failure |
| Name | 6. Disarmament |
|---|---|
| Date | 1923 and 1932 |
| Description | Disarmament talks failed, because Germany demanded as many weapons as everyone else. |
| Outcome | Failure |
| Name | 7. Austria |
|---|---|
| Date | 1923 |
| Description | The League sent economics experts to help Austria when its government went bankrupt. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 8. Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| Date | 1925 |
| Description | Greece obeyed the League's orders to pull out of Bulgaria in 1925. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 9. Slaves |
|---|---|
| Date | 1926 |
| Description | The League approved the Slavery convention - altogether, the League freed 200,000 slaves. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 10. Drugs |
|---|---|
| Date | 1936 |
| Description | After more than ten years of work, 26 League nations signed an international convention to combat the drugs trade - a law that is still in force. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 11. Disease |
|---|---|
| Date | 1920s |
| Description | The League worked to prevent malaria and leprosy. |
| Outcome | Success |
| Name | 12. Jobs |
|---|---|
| Date | 1920s |
| Description | The International Labour Organisation failed to persuade countries to adopt a 48-hour week. |
| Outcome | Failure |
