chapter 15-liberia & greece and bulgaria (abbas, jamie, april, payal)

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Liberia ScandalGreece/Bulgaria

Conflict

By: Abbas Hussaini, Jamie

Anderson, April Le & Payal

Patel


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1930 Liberian Lab

Crisis/Scandal


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West Coast of Africa 19th Century

American Slave Colony

End of 19th Century

Open Door Policy forEconomy

I.e. Firestone uses

resources

Liberia - History


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January 10th, 1920: Liberia joins League of Nations Initial member

Liberia - History


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1920: Liberian PresidentialElection

Charles D.B. King WON!

True Whig Party

Took over during one of worstFINANCIAL CRISIS!

Went to US to negotiate a LOAN

$5 million

LONdid not help with hugecrisis!

LiberiaEarly 1920s


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1927: Liberian PresidentialElection

Thomas Faulkner vs. Charles D.B.King

Peoples Party vs.True Whig Party

Faulkner LOST, much to hischagrin

Most Fraudulent Election inHistory

Liberia Beginning of Conflict


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Faulkner devises REVENGE plan! Spread rumors about King

Allowed slave trade of indigenousLiberian people

Insinuated that King used army to ship and enforceslaves & make $$$

Liberia Conflict Arises


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League of Nations learned of accusations Created investigation

Investigation Committee creates:

Christy Report

Named after British lead investigator

League of Nations


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1. Slavery as defined by the Anti-Slavery Conference did notexist in Liberia

2. Shipment of people to other

countries is associated withslavery because it hascompulsion, or force, with it

3. The leaders of the Liberia

misused their power over theLiberian frontier forces

Christy Report


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Accusations proved TRUE! President King resigned to avoid

impeachment & trial

Gov. made reforms to stop forced labor

Conflict Results


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Open Door Policy American company Firestone!

Americo-Lberian officials benefited fromslave labor!!!

Firestone8500/10000 Liberian employees were NOTvoluntarily working for the company

LONonly stopped this slave labor in 1960s

However


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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

Final Result?


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Greece &

BulgariaConflict


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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


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Treaty also called for: Voluntary exchange of population

300,000 people

Reparations! $$

Pop. Exchange led to Tarlis Incident

17 Bulgarian peasants shot by Greekofficer

History of Area


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Tarlis Incident Heavy protests in Bulgaria & anger at

Greece

Raids for livestock and movable property occurred

on both sides

Tensions Rise


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War of the Stray Dog Dog crosses border

Greek soldier ran across Bulgarian/Greeborder to retrieve it

Bulgarian sentries shot at the soldier ANDa Greek Captain

High tensionsGreek GeneralTheodoros Pangalos sent soldiers into

Bulgaria to TRY and occupy Petrich

Incident at Petrich


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General demanded:1. Punishment of Bulgarian commanders

who shot at Greek solider

2. Apology from the Bulgarian

government3. $6 million drachas as compensation!!

Bulgaria is given 48 Hours to Accept

INSTEAD, Bulgaria sets up defense line

against the Greeks & hoped LON wouldcome to the rescue

Incident at Petrich


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Greeks attack: October 25th Span of three days

Incident at Petrich


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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 ofthe killed captain

League of Nations


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L.O.N. was able to successfully intervene betweenthese two countries that had LOTS of tension!

Overall?


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