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.
There were many reasons why it had failed to keep peace: Not all countries joined the League, therefore it was weak, there were lack of troops, economic sanctions didn't work, there was betrayal, there was self-interest of leading members and decisions were slow.araguay appealed to the League of Nations, but the League did not take action when the Pan-American conference offered to mediate instead.         The war was a disaster for both sides, causing 100,000 casualties and bringing both countries to the brink of economic disaster.