1924-1928: international position Flashcards
(26 cards)
what was the dawes plan
- annual payments would increase to 2500 millio
- 800 million loan
when was the dawes plan
1924
when was the young plan
1929
what was the young plan
- total sum reduces to 2 billion
- allied supervision discontinued
- allied troops withdrawn
when and where was the locarno pact signed
october 1925
locarno switzerland
what was the locarno pact
- stresemann’s accepted Germany’s western borders
- all countries renounced use of invasion
- reassured france’s borders
what else did germany sign along with the locarno pact
arbitration treaties with poland and Czechoslovakia, renouncing use of force
when did germany join the league of nations
september 1926
how did germany join the league of nations
international organisation set up by TOV
went on league council + veto power
what did it mean when germany joined the league of nations
- allowed to not participate in collective action against aggression if it was unrealistic
- used its position to raise matters of german interest
when was the treaty of berlin
april 1926
what was the treaty of berlin
stresemann signed treaty with USSR
public and secret clauses
good relations with ussr
military exchanges
what was the impact of the treaty of berlin
stresemann used it to put mild pressure on west to improve relations with germany through fear of germany moving closer to USSR
what was allied occupation
- calling off passive resistance, stresemann persuaded french to withdraw from ruhr
-allies left cologne dec 1925 - young plan: allied ended their occupation early
when did the allies finally evacuate by
june 1930
what did stresemann press for
issue of general disarmament to be addressed
what was the kellog briand pact
1928
germany and 70 other countries
renouncing use of force
what was one of stresemanns minor successes in 1926
Inter-Allied military control commission was withdrawn
- it was to monitor germany’s compliance with military terms
what was policy of fufilment
complying with terms of treaty to improve relations with allies, to encourage them to revise terms of treaty
what did the policy of fufilment contain
- negotiation
- gaining confidence of western powers
- ending germanys diplomatic isolation
- using germanys economic for sympathy
- close cooperation with USA
- satisfying french security
- links with USSR
what did stresemann hope to achieve out of the policy of fufilment
- reparations would be solved
- 1923 ruhr and rhineland occupations would end
- military control of germany would end
- germanys eastern borders would be revised
what was the rhineland pact
- under locarno treaty
germany, france, belgium promised to respect western frontier - germany would keep troops out of rhineland
- britain/italy would aid any countries attacked by neighbors
what were the arbitration treaties under the locarno pact
germany agreed with france, belgium, poland and czeckoslovakia, disputes settled by conciliation committee
- france signed treaties of mut
what did france sign with poland and czechoslovakia under arbitration treaties
treaties of mutual guarantee which said france would make sure germany didnt break the arbitration treaties
