Other diplomacy in the 1920's

Question 1

Agreements made in the 1920s: Washington Conference (1921)

Answer 1

Stated that Britain, Japan, and France must decrease the size of their navy.

Question 2

Agreements made in the 1920s: Young Plan (1929)

Answer 2

German reparations would be decreased by 75% (it would take them 59 years to pay).

Question 3

Agreements made in the 1920s: Geneva Protocol (1924)

Answer 3

Tries to persuade countries to rely on the league to sort out international disputes (LoN headquarters are in Geneva).

Question 4

Agreements made in the 1920s: Dawes Plan (1924)

Answer 4

USA would lend money to Germany and spread out reparation payments to avoid overwhelming them.

Question 5

Locarno Treaties (1925)

Answer 5

Stated the following:

1) Germany’s western borders set a Versailles should be permanent
2) Germany was prepared to accept the ToV and that they signed it voluntarily
3) They Treaties were a step towards peace
4) Germany allowed into the LoN in 1926

Question 6

Who were the Locarno Treaties proposed by?

Answer 6

Gustav Stresemann

Question 7

What was said about the borders?

Answer 7

Nothing. This worried Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Question 8

Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)

Answer 8

65 nations agreed not to use aggression to settle disputes. However, they did not define aggression so countries were easily able to sneak around the rules. Also, no-one knew what would happen if anyone broke the Pact. It was a significant step towards peace (and a commitment to no violence). The USA signed it, despite Isolationism (and the LoN)