Germany's international position 1924-1928

Question 1

When was Gustav Stresemann foreign minister?

Answer 1

1923-1929

Question 2

What was the Locarno Pact of 1925?

Answer 2

Focused on Germany’s international position
-Germany, France and Belgium promised to respect the Western Front
-Germany agreed to keep troops out of the Rhineland
-German agreed with surrounding countries that any disagreements between them should be settled by a conciliation committee to mediate any discussions

Question 3

What was the policy of fulfilment?

Answer 3

Germany would cooperate with France, GB, USA and Italy on issues on reparation payments and removing allied occupation of Germany
=Germans of all classes believed treaty to harsh, this policy met the determination of the left and right in the middle

Question 4

What was the treaty of Rapallo?

Answer 4

1922
=resumed trade and economic cooperation as well as diplomatic relations was restored
-symbolic step towards Germany’s post-war isolation

Question 5

When and what was the treaty of Berlin?

Answer 5

1926
extended the treaty of Rapallo
same terms as well as Germany would remain neutral if the USSR was involved in a war as long as the USSR was no the aggressor

Question 6

What was the Kellogg- Briand Pact?

Answer 6

1928
agreement to renounce the use of offensive wars to resolve disputes
=symbolic internationally, however no mechanism to enforce

Question 7

When did Germany join the league of nations?

Answer 7

1926

Question 8

State a summary to Germany’ international position

Answer 8

In the view of William Carr “Stresemann was one of the few really outstanding political figures of the Weimar Period”
=International position strengthened