WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The League was successful in the Aaland Islands in 1921. These islands are nearly equally distant between Finland and Sweden. They had traditionally belonged to Finland but most of the islanders wanted to be governed by Sweden.

Detailed explanation-2: -The significance of the Åland Islands case consists also in its contribution to the formation of the general rule of international law about the peaceful settlement of international disputes. It served as a successful example of the peaceful settlement of an international dispute in the pre-UN Charter era.

Detailed explanation-3: -Åland had become demilitarised as a result of the peace negotiations in Paris in 1856 after the Crimean War. When the sovereignty issue was solved by the League of Nations in 1921, the demilitarisation of 1856 was confirmed. The convention also neutralised Åland.

Detailed explanation-4: -Successes and Failures In addition, the League extended considerable aid to refugees; it helped to suppress white slave and opium traffic; it did pioneering work in surveys of health; it extended financial aid to needy states; and it furthered international cooperation in labor relations and many other fields.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1920, Finland granted wide-reaching cultural and political autonomy to the Åland Islands. The League of Nations considered these measures as satisfying demands to protect the Swedish language and culture there.