International Agreements Flashcards
When was the Locarno Treaty?
1925.
Who thought of the Locarno Treaty?
The German foreign minister, Gustav Stresemann.
Who did Stresemann invite to sign the Locarno Treaty?
The French foreign minister, Aristide Briand.
What was the point of the Locarno Treaty?
To help improve relations between Germany and France.
How many treaties in total were in the Locarno Treaties?
7.
Where did French and German representatives meet to sign all the Locarno Treaties?
Locarno, Switzerland.
What other countries also signed the Locarno Treaty?
Britain, Italy, Belgium and Czechoslovakia.
What did each country agree in the Locarno Treaty?
They agreed to not go to war with any of the others and that if one of the countries broke the treaty, they would support the invaded country.
Why were the Locarno Treaties very significant?
Many felt they represented an end to German resentment of the Treaty of Versailles, and signed voluntarily, unlike the diktat of 1919.
What did other countries think of Germany after the Locarno Treaty?
They saw the treaty as Germany trying to become a peaceful nation.
When were Germany allowed to join the League of Nations?
1926.
What did some historians believe the League of Nations to be after the Locarno Treaty?
A failure, as it’s supposed to be at the forefront of any international agreements regarding peace, but had nothing to do with the Locarno Treaty.
When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
1928.
How many countries met to sign the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
65.
What did the Kellogg-Briand agreement mean?
The countries involved would not use war as a way to solve disputes.
What were the first countries involved with the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
Germany, France and the USA.
Did the Kellogg-Briand Pact take place within the League of Nations?
No, as neither Germany or the USA were part of the League of Nations.
When was the Rapallo Treaty?
1922.
What treaty did Russia have to sign to surrender to Germany and leave WW1?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
What did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk mean for Russia?
It had taken away vast quantities of land and forced Russia to pay heavy reparations to Germany.
What was the Rapallo Treaty?
An agreement for Germany to return the money and land that Russia had lost to them in the Brest-Litovsk Pact. The 2 countries also agreed to cooperate in the future.
When was the Washington Arms Conference?
1921-22.
What was the Washington Arms Conference?
Major countries attended to discuss how big navies could be.
What was agreed at the Washington Arms Conference?
Britain and the USA could have the same size navies, and that for every 5 tonnes each of their battleships weighed, Japan could have 3.
