GLOSSARY of SOME COMMON WORDS and TERMS as used in Croatian vital records. NOTE: Most of this information comes from old church records. Therefore, some terms may not be the same as those used today. Also different regions of Croatia used different terms. Italian was used only along the Adriatic coast.
To begin with, one major weakness of the league was its inability or failure to work by their principles. Self-determination a core principle in their reason for existence was practised. This is apparent in the example of Germany and Poland wanting Upper Silesia.
The League of Nations was a failure, but it was not a total loss. I think of it kind of as analogous to the Articles of Confederafion. It was weak and poorly designed, but the flaws in design were able to help us design the United Nations, which is not perfect but is better.