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League of Nations: Teschen
The League of Nations became involved in the argument over whether Poland or Czechoslovakia should have one of the towns in Teschen. There was fighting constantly in the streets, at the cost of many lives. They constantly argued for this land because it had a valuable resource, an abundance of coal mines. This issue was never resolved, and both countries argued over Teschen over a long period of time. -
League of Nations: Establishment
The League of Nations was created due to World War I, formed by the Paris Peace Conference, who ended the first World War. The primary goal of the League of Nations was to maintain world peace through the means of preventing world wars and settling international conflicts -
League of Nations: The Aaland Islands
The Aaland Islands traditionally belonged to Finland, but a majority of the islanders wanted to be governed by Sweden. Both countries couldn't decide whose territory the Aaland Islands were, so the League of Nations decided. Their decision was to remain with Finland, but no weapons would be kept there. This decision was agreed with, and turned to be successful. -
League of Nations: The Munich Agreement
World War I resulted in other countries' dislike towards Germany. Benito Mussolini, in an attempt to resolve the conflict, established a meeting set in four different countries; Germany, France, Italy, and Britain. The outcome of this meeting was that all four countries signed the Munich Agreement, however, the League of Nations willingly remained silent. -
League of Nations: Expelling of the Soviet Union
When the negotiation of stationing troops around Finland failed, Stalin ordered the Red Army to invade. The League of Nations decided to take action, resulting in the expelling of the Soviet Union from the League of Nations. -
International Monetary Fund: Established
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created on July 22nd, 1944, it officially came into existence more than a year later with the signing of the Articles of Agreement. . -
United Nations: International Organizations
Representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. Poland, which was not represented at the Conference, signed it later and became one of the original 51 Member States. -
United Nations: Established
The United Nations officially comes into existence when the Charter is ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the US and by a majority of other signatories. The United Nations was created under the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation to achieve peace and security. -
United Nations: Repeling Invasion of South Korea
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution forcing all member to repel the invasion of South Korea, by North Korea. The motion was only passed because the Soviet delegate, who would have certainly vetoed it, was absent because he was boycotting Security Council meetings until China was admitted to the UN. Fourteen UN nations agreed to help. It was the first real military test for the UN. -
United Nations: Cuban Missle Crisis
John F Kennedy demands the withdrawal of Soviet nuclear missiles from Cuba. For seven days the two superpowers refuse to compromise and stay in a deadlock that would come to be known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Eventually USSR president Nikita Khrushchev concedes and the world is safe from being on th brink of nuclear war. -
United Nations: Iran and Iraq
Iraq invades Iran after Iran shells Iraqi border towns, starting the Iran-Iraq war. The UN Security Council's calls for a ceasefire in 1980 were ignored. In 1987, the Security Council passed Resolution 958, again urging an end to the fighting. The Resolution was formally accepted in 1988 but it was not until 1990 that the two countries finally agreed to settle their differences and carry out the terms of the Resolution. -
International Monetary Fund: Russia
On April 27 of 1992, Russia, along with 12 other Soviet republics, win entry into the IMF. -
World Trade Organization: Established
The World Trade Organization is created in Geneva. -
International Monetary Fund: Poverty
The IMF and World Bank set up the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility in 1999. The scheme grants loans with conditions attached. -
International Monetary Fund: Poland
Poland stands out as the only economy in the 27-member European Union to have escaped a recession in 2009. Following the onset of the crisis, exports dropped and economic growth slowed, reflecting deep recessions in Poland’s main trading partners. There was also a sharp slowdown in credit growth as banks tightened their lending criteria. But Poland’s limited reliance on exports, flexible exchange rate, and sound economic policies helped cushion the blow of the crisis. Today, the country remains -
World Trade Organization: Mexico
World trade talks in Cancun, Mexico collapse after four days of wrangling over farm subsidies, access to markets. Rich countries abandon plans to include so-called "Singapore issues" of investment, competition policy and public procurement in trade talks. -
World Trade Organization: Philippines
WTO rules that a tax levied in the Philippines on imports of alcohol breaks global rules on free trade on the grounds that it grants domestic producers who use local cane and palm sugar an unfair advantage. The US has previously urged the Philippines to open its market to foreign alcoholic drinks. -
World Trade Organization: China's Appeal
The WTO rejects China's appeal against a ruling that it broke free trade rules by imposing quotas and taxes on exports of key materials. -
World Trade Organizations: Helping Underdeveloped Countries
Ministerial talks aimed at resuscitating the Doha Round of talks break down on ninth day of meeting after the US and India fail to find a compromise on measures intended to help poor countries protect their farmers against import surges.
