What islands were made a demilitarized zone by the League of Nations in 1921?
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#90090. Asked by author. (Dec 20 07 4:46 AM)
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Åland (Ahvenanmaa in Finnish) is an autonomous island region on the coast of Finland (in the Gulf of Bothnia). It was made a demilitarized zone in 1921 by the League of Nations, after the Åland crisis from 1920 to 1922.
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