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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 $$$
Liberia Conflict Arises
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League of Nations learned of accusations Created investigation
Investigation Committee creates:
Christy Report
Named after British lead investigator
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1. Slavery as defined by the Anti-Slavery Conference did notexist in Liberia
2. Shipment of people to other
countries is associated withslavery because it hascompulsion, or force, with it
3. The leaders of the Liberia
misused their power over theLiberian frontier forces
Christy Report
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Accusations proved TRUE! President King resigned to avoid
impeachment & trial
Gov. made reforms to stop forced labor
Conflict Results
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Open Door Policy American company Firestone!
Americo-Lberian officials benefited fromslave labor!!!
Firestone8500/10000 Liberian employees were NOTvoluntarily working for the company
LONonly stopped this slave labor in 1960s
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The League of Nations DID stop corruption in Liberia HOWEVER, Western companies were still allowed to
have slave labors into the late 20th century!!!
Odd situation overall
Final Result?
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Greece &
BulgariaConflict
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Treaty of Neuilly November 27, 1919 Bulgaria gave Western Thrace to Triple Entente
(area Nestos and Evros River)
Punishment for Bulgarian involvement with
Central Powers Western Thrace given to Greece, Romania & Serbia
Loss of land = skirmishes between countries
History of Area
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Treaty also called for: Voluntary exchange of population
300,000 people
Reparations! $$
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
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L.O.N. was able to successfully intervene betweenthese two countries that had LOTS of tension!
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