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 country, whose president, Woodrow Wilson, had dreamt up the idea of the League â America â refused to join it. As America was the worldâs most powerful nation, this was a serious blow to the prestige of the League.However, Americaâs refusal to join the League, fitted in with her desire to have an isolationist policy throughout the world. Germany was not allowed to join the League in 1919.As Germany had started the war, according to theTreaty of Versailles, one of her punishments was that she was not considered to be a member of the international community and, therefore, she was not invited to join.he League of Nations was to be based in Geneva, Switzerland. This choice was natural as Switzerland was a neutral country and had not fought in World War One. No one could dispute this choice especially as an international organisation such as the Red Cross was already based in Switzerland.