Bulgaria 1925

• What countries were involved in the dispute?

  Greece and Bulgaria
• When did the dispute happen?

  1925
• What was the dispute about?

  • Some Greek soldiers were killed in a small fight on the border between Greece and Bulgaria.
  • The Greeks were angry
  • They invaded Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria asked the League for help
• What did the League do?

  • The council of the League met
  • It condemned the Greeks, and told them to leave Bulgaria
• What was the outcome?

  • The Bulgaria government sent orders to its army not to fight back
  • The Greeks did as the League said and left Bulgaria
• What were the successes of this dispute?

  • Bulgaria appealed to the league when it was invaded, it was therefore following the league’s processes.
  • It was not responding in an aggressive manner, it was using the LoN as a deciding body - to try and keep the peace.
  • The league appealed to both countries to stop fighting and they both obeyed. (cooperation and reducing aggression)
  • The league sent a commission to investigate the incident.
  • The Commission found in favour of Bulgaria so the Greeks were ordered to leave Bulgaria and were forced to pay compensation.
  • The Greeks obeyed.
• What were the failures of the dispute?

  • Bulgaria incident raised questions about the league’s fairness because Greece argued that smaller countries (eg. Greece) were not being treated fairly relative to larger countries such as Italy - larger countries they argued seemed to be getting away with more aggression.