Lorcano Treaties (1925) Flashcards

1
Q

What role was BM keen to play in W Europe (where B&F’s main interests lay) while he was meddling in the Balkans?

A

A moderate statesman

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How did he cement the role of a moderate statesman?

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  • Italy remained in the LoN (the ostensible guarantor of international conflict)
  • signed the Lorcano Treaties
  • entered the Kellogg-Briand (1928) pact outlawing war.
  • Italy & Britain came to an agreement over the location of the border between their N. Africa colonial territories, Libya & Egypt.
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What did BM really think of the pacts?

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He had little interest in the details of such pacts & treaties, and rarely took the time to read them thoroughly.

But he did see the advantages of participating in these diplomatic spectacles.

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Why did BM get involved in the Lorcano Treaties?

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  • enjoyed being taken seriously as a European statesman.
  • hoped that apparent moderation would lead to some concessions from B&F
  • saw an opportunity to enhance his domestic prestige and power (MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR)
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5
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How did BM dramatically arrive to the conference?

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On a speedboat with a large band of blackshirts.

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What was the Italian press coverage like surrounding the treaty?

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  • EXTENSIVE
  • Suggested that…
    (i) BM had been treated as an equal by the great powers’ leaders.
    (ii) BM’s presence & contributions had been crucial in reaching such momentous European agreements
  • Made a powerful impression on Italy
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Was the assertion that BM’s presence & contributions had been crucial correct?

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  • a GROSS EXAGGERATION

- He only attended one session and didn’t even’t bother to read the final draft of the treaties.

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How did journalists react to BM’s arrival at Lorcano?

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Refused to attend and waited outside the room to greet him w/ silent contempt as he emerged from the lobby.

Popolo d’Italiana of course reported massive crowds

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Why after Lorcano did BM himself never attend foreign conferences?

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He didn’t want to invite a similar rebuff (could sway Italian PO if they found out) so preferred to stay at home.

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10
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What agreements were reached at Lorcano?

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It only reaffirmed Germany’s frontiers that were agreed in TOV (1919).
BUT
The treaties heralded a period of peace based on international cooperation.

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11
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What new feeling pervaded the political scene immediately after Lorcano?

A

optimism

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12
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What opportunity did Lorcano create for BM?

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To meet Austen Chamberlain, Britain’s foreign sec, and to discuss their countries’ outstanding differences.

In fact, they got on & established a friendship.

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