Foreign Policy - Europe 1919-1932 Flashcards
Washington Disarmament Conference 1921
1) Wanted to prevent the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in 1922.
The US lest the growing Japanese influence in the Far East.
The Kellogg-Briand Pack 1928
An international agreement which agreed not to wage war except in self-defence and to seek peaceful means to resolve disputes.
Implications of the Kellogg-Briand Pack 1928
The French were keen on an alliance with the USA, notwithstanding America did not want any commitments in Europe.
There was a strong movement for peace in the USA in the 1920s with growing support for peace societies.
Reason for being directly involved with the Dawes Plan 1924
The USA was keen on a stable Germany to prevent a Communist revolution.
What was in the Dawes Plan 1924
Germany was given an immediate loan of 800 million marks, with US bankers providing half.
What was in the Young Plan 1929
This scaled down reparation payments to $26 billion, to be paid over a period of 59 years.
Economic involvement in Latin America
US investment in Latin America doubled in the years 1924-1929 from $1.5 billion to $3 billion.
In 1923, the General Electric set up the American and Foreign Power Company and controlled the provision of electricity in eight Lain American countries.
US involvement in Nicaragua
In 1925, US troops were withdrawn from Nicaragua in order to improve relations between the two countries.
US ongoing disputes with Mexico
Mexico defaulted on its international debts, much of which were from the USA in 1914.
But in 1922, the Mexican Government agreed to repay $500,000
