USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In August 1923 Italians forming part of an international boundary delegation were murdered on Greek soil, leading Benito Mussolini to order a naval bombardment of Corfu . After the Greeks appealed to the League of Nations, the Italians were ordered to evacuate but Greece was forced to pay Italy an indemnity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Greco-Italian War (Greek: , Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece, and the War of ‘40 in Greece, took place between the kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Corfu dispute was a significant case study of failure for the League for the following reasons: ❖ The incident showed the League was powerless against a bigger country which threatened a smaller country. ❖ It proved the League could be ignored and overruled by other international groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1919 an agreement was reached whereby Italy would cede the Dodecanese to Greece with the exception of Rhodes, which was to have broad local autonomy.