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The Fourteen Points
Wilson made an speech outlining the Fourteen Points. One of them included the idea about an international organization to deal with different type of conflicts -
Wilson´s defeat
Wilson wanted the USA to join the League of Nations, but the Congress voted against -
Treaty of Versailles
One of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles set up the League of Nations as an international "police force" -
Wilson´s rematch
In March, Wilson pressed the USA to join the League and took the project to the Congress again and he was defeated once more -
Vilna: Polish-Lithuanian dispute
In 1920 Poland took control of the Lithuanian capital Vilna. Lithuania appealed to the League for help. The League protested to Poland but the Poles did not pull out. France and Britain were not prepared to act. This dispute lasted until 1929 -
Washington Conference
USA, Britain, France and Japan agreed on this conference to limit the size of their navies but that was as far as disarmament ever got. -
Upper Silesian settlement
The League oversaw a peaceful plebiscite and divided the region between Germany and Poland. Both countries accepted the decision. -
Aaland Islands dispute
Finland and Sweden threatened war over the these isalands but Sweden accepted the League´s ruling that the islands should belong to Finland -
Rapallo Treaty
The USSR and Germany re-established diplomatic relations -
Problem in Corfu
In August, an Italian general Tellini and his men are killed in Corfu, Mussolini (the Italian leader) blamed the Greek government.
Later on the date mentioned Mussolini bombarded and then occupied the Greek island of Corfu, killing fifteen people -
The Dawes Plan
The USA lent money to Germany to avert a terrible economic crisis because it couldn´t pay its reparations bill. This plan also helped to get the economies of Britain and France moving again. -
Geneva Protocol
Britain and France drew up the Geneva Protocol, which said that if two members were in dispute they would have to ask the League to sort out the disagreement and they would have to accept the Council’s decision. -
Locarno treaties
Germany accepted its western borders as set out in the Treaty of Versailles, what paved the way for Germany to join the League of Nations -
Conflict in Bulgaria
Greek troops invaded Bulgaria after an incident on the border in which some Greeks soldiers were killed. The League sent observers to assess the situation and judged in favour of the Bulgarians. Greece had to pay 45.000 pounds in compensation and was threatened with sanctions if it did not follow the ruling. -
Kellong-Briand Pact
65 nations agreed not to use force to settle disputes. -
Young Plan
It reduced Germany´s reparations payments. -
Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash in the USA started a long depression that quickly caused economic problems throughout the rest of the world. This event, apart from causing an world economic crisis, made that many countries rearm as a way to get industries working and givng jobs. -
Japan´s first invasion to Manchuria
The Japanese army controlled the South Manchurian Railway. -
Disarmament Conference
After the Manchurian crisis, the members of the League realised the urgency of the problem so, the long-promised Disarmament Conference finally got under way. (February) -
Resolution of the Disarmament Conference
It had produced resolutions to prohibit bombing of civilian populations, limit the size of artillery, limit the tonnage of tanks, and prohibiti chemical warfare.(July) -
Germany´s proposal
In july, Germany proposed all the countries disarm to its level. When the Conference failed to agree this principle of "equality", the Germarns walked out -
League Report
In September, one year after the Manchurian´s conflict. The League´s officials presented their report saying that Japan had acted anlawfully and that Manchuria should be returned to the Chinese -
Britain´s note
In Septermber, the British sent the Germans a note that went some way to agreeing equiality, but the superior tone of the note angered the Germans. -
League´s agreement about Germany
The League of nations agreed to treat Germany equally -
Germany comes back
In january, Germany announced it was coming back to the Conference. -
Hitler becames Chancellor
In february, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany and he, inmediatly started to rearm Germany, although secretly. -
Japan´s second invasion to Manchuria
In february, the Japanese announced that they intended to invade more of China. -
Hitler´s promise
In may, Hitler promised not to rearm Germany if in five years all the other nations destroyed their arms. -
Britain´s plan
Britain produced an ambitious disarmament plan, but it failed to achieve support at the Conference. -
HItler´s withdraw
In october, Hitler withdrew from the Disarmament Conference, and soon after took Germany out of the League altogether -
Report of the League
The report of the League´s officials about the Japan´s intentions was approved by 42 votes to 1 in the Asesembly -
Japan´s resignation
Japan resigned from the League and the next week it invaded Jehol -
The Disarmament Conference´s dissolutions
Due to all the conflicts that the Disarmament Conference was dealing with it struggled one year more and, in 1934 it ended -
Dispute between Italy and Abyssinia
In december, there was a dispute between the soldiers of both countries at the Wal-Wal oasis. Mussolini took this as his cue and claimed this was actually Italian territory. -
Britain´s agreement with Germany
The British signed an agreement with Germany that allowed Germany to build up its navy as long as it stayed under 35 per cent of the size of the British navy. It was done without the agreement of the League. -
The League plays for time
From January to October, Mussolini was supposedly negotiating with the League to settle the dispute. -
Stresa Pact
Britain and France signed this pact with Italy which was a formal statementagainst German rearmament and a commitment to stand united against Germany -
Italy invades Abyssinia
In october, Mussolini´s army was ready. He launche d a full-scale invasion of Abyssinia -
The League Ban
Due to the Italian´s actions, they banned arms sales to Italy; banned loans to Italiy; banned imports from Italy. It also banned the export of Italy of rubber, tin and metals. However, the League delayed a decision for two months over whether to ban oil exports to Italy. -
Hoare-Laval pact
The British and French minister, Hoare and Laval, were hatching a plan that aimed to give Mussolini two-thirds of Abyssinia in return for his calling off his invasion. Finally, details of the plan were leaked to the French press and Hoare and Laval were sacked. -
Committee report
After eight months of deliberation, they said that neither side could be held responsible for the Wal-Wal incident. The League put forward a plan that would give Mussolini some of Abyssinia but him rejected it. -
Committe sanctions
In february, The commite concluded that if they stoped oil sales to Italy, the Italian´s supplieswould be exhausted in two months, even if the Americans kept selling oil to them. -
Italy continues invading
Italy continued to defy the League´s orders and by May had taken the capital of Abyssinia. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
In november, Mussolini and Hitler signed an agreemnet called the Rome-Berlin Axis -
Hitler sends troops to the Rhineland, an act prohibited by the Treaty of Versailles
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Haile Selassie´s exile
On this day, Haile Selassie (emperor of Abyssinia) was forced into exile. -
Mussolini´s victory
On this date, Mussolini formally annexed the entire country -
The Second World War Starts
On this date, Hitler launched an invasion to Poland. Immediatly, Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler had refused to abort this invasion.
