AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Question
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Vilna and Lithuania
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Sweden and Finland
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Finland and the USSR
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Poland and Germany
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Detailed explanation-1: -One hundred years ago, the Åland Islands were the subject of a dispute between Finland and Sweden. The islands were Swedish until 1809, when, as part of the Grand Duchy of Finland, they became the Russian Empire’s westernmost outpost.
Detailed explanation-2: -Political crisis The cabinet of Finland viewed this position as a purely tactical one, and a dispute over whether the islands rightfully belonged to Sweden or Finland ensued.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the aftermath of the First World War the islands-inhabited by the Swedish-speaking population but belonging to Finland-became an object of a territorial dispute between Finland and Sweden. The residents of the islands claimed their right to self-determination and demanded a reunification with Sweden.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Åland (or Aaland) Islands Question was a dispute about jurisdiction/sovereignty between Finland and Sweden over the islands. It was resolved peacefully by the League of Nations in 1921 ([1921] League of Nations Official Journal 699), before the establishment of the PCIJ.