Bilateral Treaties

Question 1

What was the Rapallo Treaty (1922)?

Answer 1

This was signed by Russia and Germany in 1922, agreeing that Germany would return money and land that Russia had lost and that the 2 countries would cooperate in the future.

The League of Nations had no involvement as both Russia and Germany are not member of the League of Nations.

Question 2

What was the Washington Arms Conference (1921-22)?

Answer 2

This was signed by Britain, Japan and France in 1921 which agreed that for every 5 tonnes each of their ships weighed, Japan could have 3 tones.

The League of Nations did not get involved as the countries attended individually.

Question 3

What was the Kellog-Briand Pact (1928)?

Answer 3

This was signed by 65 countries in 1928 which agreed that they would not use war to resolve disputes.
The League of Nations had no involvement.

Question 4

What was the Locarno Treaty (1920)?

Answer 4

This was signed by France and Germany in 1920 which agreed to improve relations between the 2 regions.
It meant that Germany would join the League of Nations as long as they accepted the terms to the Treaty of Versailles.

The League of Nations had no involvement as they didn’t want to deal with the unanimous votes.