Diplomacy outside the League

Question 1

what happened in 1925 between France and Germany?

Answer 1

Gustav Stresemann and Aristide Briand met and signed a treaty to help improve relations between the two

Question 2

Where did France and Germany meet?

Answer 2

Locarno, Switzerland

Question 3

how many treaties did France and Germany agree on?

Answer 3

7 treaties

Question 4

What were some of the treaties Germany agreed to?

Answer 4

• accepted the borders that the Treaty had defined
• giving up Alsace Lorraine
• agreed to work together to settle disputes peacefully

Question 5

who was the Locarno Treaties also signed by?

Answer 5

• Britain
• Italy
• Belgium
• Czechoslovakia

Question 6

what did the Locarno Treaties mean for the countries involved?

Answer 6

• they agreed they would not go to war
• if any of the countries broke the treaty, they would support the country that was invaded

Question 7

why were the Locarno Treaties significant?

Answer 7

• represented an end to German resentment towards the ToV
• Germany was trying to become a peaceful nation- relations improved so much that in 1926, Germany could join the League

Question 8

why would some people say the Locarno Treaty was a failure for the League?

Answer 8

the League should have been at the forefront of any international agreements regarding peace but they had nothing to do with it

Question 9

what happened in 1926 with Stresemann and Briand?

Answer 9

• awarded the Nobel Peace Prize- in recognition of their work at Locarno in creating a treaty that created peace between the 2 enemies

Question 10

what year was the Kellogg- Briand Pact?

Answer 10

1928

Question 11

how many countries met for the Kellogg- Briand Pact?

Answer 11

65 countries

Question 12

where did the 65 countries meet for the Kellogg- Briand Pact?

Answer 12

Paris

Question 13

what agreement was signed as part of the Kellogg- Briand Pact?

Answer 13

they would not use war as a way to solve disputes

Question 14

what were the first countries involved in the Kellogg- Briand Pact?

Answer 14

• Germany
• France
• USA

Question 15

why did the Kellogg- Briand Pact take place outside of the League?

Answer 15

Germany & the USA were not members of the League- therefore this agreement took place outside the League

Question 16

what year was the Rapallo Treaty signed in?

Answer 16

1922

Question 17

what treaty were Russia forced to sign?

Answer 17

the Treaty of Brest- Litovsk

Question 18

what did the Treaty of Brest- Litovsk do to Russia?

Answer 18

• took away vast quantities of land
• forced Russia to pay heavy reparations to Germany

Question 19

where did German and Russian representatives meet to sign the Rapallo Treaty?

Answer 19

Rapallo, Italy

Question 20

what did the Rapallo Treaty consist of?

Answer 20

• Germany would return the money
• Germany would return the land
• the 2 countries would cooperate

Question 21

between what years was the Washington Arms Conference?

Answer 21

1921-1922

Question 22

what was the Washington Arms Conference also known as?

Answer 22

the Washington Naval Conference

Question 23

who was the Washington Arms Conference held and organised by?

Answer 23

the USA

Question 24

what did countries discuss at the Washington Arms Conference?

Answer 24

how big navies could be

Question 25

what did Britain, France and Japan all agree on at the Washington Arms Conference?

Answer 25

• Britain & the USA could have the same size navy
• for every 5 tonnes each of Britain’s & the USA’s battleships weighed- Japan could have 3 tonnes

Question 26

what is significant about Britain, France & Japan attending as individual countries- rather than sending representatives?

Answer 26

• says a lot about their attitudes towards the League and what their priorities were