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.
Failures of the League. 1  Despite its success in settling disputes between small nations, the League failed to preserve peace among the major powers. 2  It was unable to stop any of the serious acts of aggression which took place in the inter-war period and this failure contributed to the outbreak of the Second World War.ailures of the League. 1  Despite its success in settling disputes between small nations, the League failed to preserve peace among the major powers. 2  The world economic crisis which began in 1929 contributed to the Leagueâs decline.