The

Strengths of
The League
of Nations
Angelina, Jessica, Mae Lynn,
Mara & Tia

Timeline of The League of

Nations
Prisoners of war repatriated from Serbia, 1920-1922
Upper Silesian settlement, 1921-1926 (both countries accepted the decision of the L.O.N
Aaland Islands, 1921(war was avoided between Sweden and Finland)
Prevention of war between Albina and Yugoslavia, 1921
Financial reconstruction of Austria, 1922
Financial reconstruction of Hungary, 1923
Rights of German settlers in Poland protected, 1923
Memel settlement, 1924
Mosul settlement, 1924
Greek refugee settlement, 1924-1929

Refugees
Getting refugees and former prisoners of war back to their home land
For the first few years after the war, 400,000 prisoners were returned to their
homes by League agencies
Refugee crisis in Turkey (1922), people housed in refugee camps. The League
prevented cholera, smallpox and dysentery

Working conditions
International labor organization banned poisonous white lead from being sold
and made by small children who were paid in a limited amount of money
Campaigned for employers to improve working conditions
Introduced resolution for maximum 48 week and an 8 hour day (but it wasn't
adopted my many because of the industrial cost)

Health
Health committee, now know as the WHO (World Health Organization), worked
to eliminate leprosy
Started global campaign to exterminate mosquitos, which greatly reduced cases
of malaria and yellow fever
Even USSR, who was opposed to the League, took the Health committee's
advice to prevent the plague in Siberia

Transport
The League made recommendations on marking shipping lanes and produced
international highway codes for road users

Social Problems
League blacklisted German, Dutch, Swiss and French companies, involved in
illegal drug trade
It freed 200,000 slaves in Sierra Leone, which was owned by Britain
It organized raids against slave owners and traders in Burma
Challenged used of forced labor while building the Tanganyika Railway in Africa
because the death rate of African workers were 50% ,The League brought it
down to 4%
In areas where it could not take action, it provided information on problems
such as drug trafficking, prostitution and slavery

Country Disputes
Aaland Islands 1921. These Islands were equally distant to Finland and Sweden
which caused conflicts. The League decided to give the islands to Finland but no
weapon are kept there
In 1921 Upper Silesia had an equally split vote whether they should join
Germany or Poland. The League equally split the country between the two
which was accepted by everyone