Vilna (1920)

• Lithuania was established at the end of WWI. Vilna was to be the capital, but the majority of people living there wanted to be Polish. A Polish army took control of the city and Lithuania asked the League for help. The League told Poland to remove its army, but was refused. France saw Poland as a potential ally against Germany and refused to help. Britain wouldn't send troops on its own. So the League did nothing, and Poland took Vilna
• Vilna was a failure for the League
• Britain and France wanted to keep Poland as an ally against Russia
• They put their own interests above the League of Nations