- Diplomacy outside Lon Flashcards
When was the Washington Conference
1921
What did the Washington Conference involve?
USA, Britain, Japan and France reducing navy sizes
How did the Washington conference contribute to peace?
Showed some countries were keen on disarmament
How did the washington conference show weaknesses?
Afterwards, nobody wanted to reduce arms
When was the Geneva Protocol?
1924
What did the Geneva Protocol involve?
Tried to make countries use the League to sort out disputes
How did the Geneva Protocol contribute to peace?
Strengthening the LON
How did the Geneva Protocol show weaknesses?
Britain refused to sign it after government change
When was Dawes Plan?
1924
What did the Dawes Plan involve?
Usa plan to lend money to Germany and spread out repayments
How did Dawes Plan contribute to peace?
Help Germany recover, increase trade, cooperate
How did Dawes Plan show weaknesses?
Benefits wiped out in Great depression
When was Young Plan?
1929
What did Young plan involve?
reduce German reparations by 75% and give then 59 years to pay
How did Young Plan contribute to peace?
Help Germany recover, increase trade, cooperate
How did Young Plan show weaknesses?
Benefits wiped out in Great depression
When were the Locarno treaties?
1925
What did the Locarno treaties involve?
Germany’s western borders set at versailles should be permanent
Who proposed the Locarno treaties?
German Foreign Minister, Gustav Stresemann
What did the Locarno treaties mean?
Germany were prepared to accept the ToV
Why were the Locarno treaties created?
To prove to Europe that they could trust Germany again
How did the Locarno treaties contribute to peace?
Germany’s active role proved this, they were moving on from resentment
When and why was Germany allowed to join the LON?
1926 - as a result of the Locarno treaties
Why did the Locarno treaties show weaknesses?
Nothing was said at the eastern borders which worried Poland and Czechoslovakia
Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
1928
What did the Kellogg-Briand pact involve?
65 nations agree to not use aggression to settle arguments
Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact a weakness?
- Didn’t define aggression (countries could claim they weren’t guilty)
- No one knew what would happen if the pact was broken
How did the Kellogg-Briand Pact contribute to peace?
showed countries were committed to the idea of preventing future wars
How was the LON weakened by these treaties?
Countries began to make agreements separate from the LON because they didn’t trust it to be effective
When was the rapallo treaty?
1922
What did the treaty of Rapallo do?
Germany will return land and money lost in treaty of brest- litovsk
