Summary 4 - The Locarno Pact 1925 Flashcards
When was the Lacarno Pact implemented?
October 1925
In October 1925. western European powers met at a conference, where was this held?
In the Swiss city of Locarno
Who began to feel threatened by Germany’s industrial recovery?
France
Which nations attended the conference?
France, USA, Great Britain and Italy
What did Germany, France and Belgium promise to respect under the Lacarno Pact?
The western frontier, as drawn up at Versailles in 1919.
Britain and Italy promised to aid which countries if they were attacked by any of their neighbours?
Germany, France and Belgium
Germany agreed to keep its troops out of which area, thus honouring the Treaty of Versailles?
The Rhineland
It was agreed that any conflicts regarding the western borders should be referred to who?
The League of Nations
Under the Lacarno Pact, France would not be permitted to enter Germany should there be any dispute between Germany and who?
Czechoslovakia
Why was the Lacarno Pact a success on many counts?
It was the first time that Germany had recognised the western border imposed at Versailles and accepted the loss of Alsce-Lorraine and Epen-Malmendy to Belgium.
Why was the Lacarno Pact a success for France?
They had a guarantee of British support should they be the subject of another German attack.
Give another reason why the Locarno Pact acted as a success for Germany?
It meant that the occupation of the Ruhr would never be repeated.
