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.
Describe the aims and work of the League of Nations in the 1920s. Summary. Firstly, the League of Nations aimed to stop war. In Article 10 of the Covenant, members promised to defend other League members. For example the League stopped the invasion of Bulgaria by Greece (1925), and it tried to stop the Italian invasion of Corfu (1923).