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Liberia - History
West Coast of Africa 19th Century American Slave Colony End of 19th Century Open Door Policy for Economy I.e. Firestone uses resources
Liberia - History
January 10th, 1920: Liberia joins League of Nations Initial member
League of Nations
League of Nations learned of accusations Created investigation Investigation Committee creates: Christy Report Named after British lead investigator
Christy Report
1. Slavery as defined by the AntiSlavery Conference did not exist in Liberia 2. Shipment of people to other countries is associated with slavery because it has compulsion, or force, with it 3. The leaders of the Liberia misused their power over the Liberian frontier forces
Conflict Results
Accusations proved TRUE! President King resigned to avoid impeachment & trial Gov. made reforms to stop forced labor
However
Open Door Policy American company Firestone! Americo-Lberian officials benefited from slave labor!!! Firestone 8500/10000 Liberian employees were NOT voluntarily working for the company LON only stopped this slave labor in 1960s
Final Result?
The League of Nations DID stop corruption in Liberia HOWEVER, Western companies were still allowed to have slave labors into the late 20th century!!! Odd situation overall
History of Area
Treaty of Neuilly November 27, 1919 Bulgaria gave Western Thrace to Triple Entente (area Nestos and Evros River) Punishment for Bulgarian involvement with Central Powers Western Thrace given to Greece, Romania & Serbia Loss of land = skirmishes between countries
History of Area
Treaty also called for: Voluntary exchange of population 300,000 people Reparations! $$ Pop. Exchange led to Tarlis Incident 17 Bulgarian peasants shot by Greek officer
Tensions Rise
Tarlis Incident Heavy protests in Bulgaria & anger at Greece Raids for livestock and movable property occurred on both sides
Incident at Petrich
War of the Stray Dog Dog crosses border Greek soldier ran across Bulgarian/Greek border to retrieve it Bulgarian sentries shot at the soldier AND a Greek Captain High tensions Greek General Theodoros Pangalos sent soldiers into Bulgaria to TRY and occupy Petrich
Incident at Petrich
General demanded: 1. Punishment of Bulgarian commanders who shot at Greek solider 2. Apology from the Bulgarian government 3. $6 million drachas as compensation!! Bulgaria is given 48 Hours to Accept INSTEAD, Bulgaria sets up defense line against the Greeks & hoped LON would come to the rescue
Incident at Petrich
Greeks attack: October 25th Span of three days
League of Nations
League of Nations intervention: Nov. 28th: ruled that Greece is the aggressor! Called for: Greek withdrawal Fine of: $45,000 pounds Bulgaria pay reparations to the family of the killed captain
Overall?
L.O.N. was able to successfully intervene between these two countries that had LOTS of tension!
Sources:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/libhtml/liberia.html personal.denison.edu/~waite/liberia/history/index.htm http://www.liberiapastandpresent.org/ForcedLabourScandal.htm http://library.lawschool.cornell.edu/WhatWeHave/SpecialCollections/LiberianLaw /Slavery.cfm http://www.enotes.com/topic/Treaty_of_Neuilly-sur-Seine http://www.enotes.com/topic/Tarlis_incident http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/410481/Treaty-of-Neuilly http://www.enotes.com/topic/Incident_at_Petrich http://www.athensnews.gr/old_issue/13309/18541