GLOSSARY of SOME COMMON WORDS and TERMS as used in Croatian vital records. NOTE: Most of this information comes from old church records. Therefore, some terms may not be the same as those used today. Also different regions of Croatia used different terms. Italian was used only along the Adriatic coast.
To begin with, one major weakness of the league was its inability or failure to work by their principles. Self-determination a core principle in their reason for existence was practised. This is apparent in the example of Germany and Poland wanting Upper Silesia.
The League of Nations was originally formed to promote world peace, but was a failure and one of the causes of WW2. The League did not always stand up for weaker countries and â¦ this showed dictators like Hitler and Mussolini that they could do what they wanted to and get away with it.