- Diplomacy outside Lon Flashcards

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When was the Washington Conference

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1921

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What did the Washington Conference involve?

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USA, Britain, Japan and France reducing navy sizes

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How did the Washington conference contribute to peace?

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Showed some countries were keen on disarmament

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How did the washington conference show weaknesses?

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Afterwards, nobody wanted to reduce arms

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When was the Geneva Protocol?

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1924

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What did the Geneva Protocol involve?

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Tried to make countries use the League to sort out disputes

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How did the Geneva Protocol contribute to peace?

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Strengthening the LON

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How did the Geneva Protocol show weaknesses?

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Britain refused to sign it after government change

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When was Dawes Plan?

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1924

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What did the Dawes Plan involve?

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Usa plan to lend money to Germany and spread out repayments

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How did Dawes Plan contribute to peace?

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Help Germany recover, increase trade, cooperate

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How did Dawes Plan show weaknesses?

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Benefits wiped out in Great depression

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When was Young Plan?

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1929

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What did Young plan involve?

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reduce German reparations by 75% and give then 59 years to pay

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How did Young Plan contribute to peace?

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Help Germany recover, increase trade, cooperate

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How did Young Plan show weaknesses?

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Benefits wiped out in Great depression

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When were the Locarno treaties?

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What did the Locarno treaties involve?

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Germany’s western borders set at versailles should be permanent

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Who proposed the Locarno treaties?

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German Foreign Minister, Gustav Stresemann

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What did the Locarno treaties mean?

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Germany were prepared to accept the ToV

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Why were the Locarno treaties created?

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To prove to Europe that they could trust Germany again

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How did the Locarno treaties contribute to peace?

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Germany’s active role proved this, they were moving on from resentment

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When and why was Germany allowed to join the LON?

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1926 - as a result of the Locarno treaties

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Why did the Locarno treaties show weaknesses?

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Nothing was said at the eastern borders which worried Poland and Czechoslovakia

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Why was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
1928
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What did the Kellogg-Briand pact involve?
65 nations agree to not use aggression to settle arguments
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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
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How did the Kellogg-Briand Pact contribute to peace?
showed countries were committed to the idea of preventing future wars
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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
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When was the rapallo treaty?
1922
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What did the treaty of Rapallo do?
Germany will return land and money lost in treaty of brest- litovsk