Chapter 8- Germany's international position 1924-8 Flashcards
When was Germany admitted into the League of Nations
1926
When was the treaty of Berlin
1926
Stresemann’s Policy of fulfilment
Involved German cooperation with France, britain and USA on issues such as reparations and German territories
they believed cooperation would lead to revision of TOV
Locarno Pact 1925
European powers met in Switzerland
Signed in London
Germany, France and Belgium promised to respect the western border drawn up in TOV
Germany agreed to keep troops out of Rhineland
Britain and Italy to aid Germany if its attacked by its neighbours
France signed treaty of “mutual guarantee” with Czechoslovakia and Poland to make sure Germany didnt break treaty
treaty of Berlin 1926
germany and USSR
Germany would remain neutral in a soviet war
Stresemann was trying to establish connections east and west
What did USSR and Germany have in common
Both had been defeated by west and suffered peace treaties
Both thought Poland was a threat to security
Both weren’t allowed to join LoN initially
Treaty of Rapallo
1922
Germany and Russia resume trade
all outstanding claims for compensation were dropped
Germany were allowed to develop weapons and train pilots in Russia
What was Germany’s army limited to and why
100k men
no air force
no submarines or large battleships
Rhineland demilitarised
because of TOV
Inter-Allied Control commission (IMCC)
est under TOV
to ensure Germany complied with disarmament
controlled by br and fr
tasked with confirming no weapons in Germany
Kellogg-Briand Pact
1928
France, USA and Germany
stated that any diplomatic dispute would not be solved by offensive measures
How did germany get around disarmament
treaty of Rapallo with Russia meant Germany could use Russian land to rearm
same with building subamarines in Spain and tanks in Sweden
Where did germany build fortifications to replace the ones dismantled by TOV
along the polish frontier
Genereal von Steeckt’s method of training soldiers
He’d train 100k soldiers at a time, then 100k new ones
this ensured there were only 100k soldiers in the army, but reserves were available
Policy of Fulfilment
Stresemann’s policy to improver foreign relations as that would make the German economy more stable
When and why did France withdraw from the Rhineland
1926 they left zone 1
because Dawes Plan and Locarno Pact showed Germany wanted to play ball
When did the French withdraw from zone 2 and 3 of the Rhineland
Zone 2- 1929
zone 3- 1930
