Germany's International Position 1924-28
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- Germany's International position 1924-28
- Gustav Stresemann + policy of fulfilment
- Everyone agreed the the Treaty of Versailles was unjust + placed millions outside of german territory
- Foreign policy of Weimar was always based on revising the terms of the treaty
- Nationalist right wanted to reject the treaty + rebuild military strength
- Policy of Fulfilment - Germany cooperating with the Allies on issues such as reparations or removing troops
- Foreign policy of Weimar was always based on revising the terms of the treaty
- 1923-29 Stresemann was foreign minister
- Responsible for ending hyperinflation, cooperating over the Dawes plan + getting french troops to leave the Ruhr
- He wanted to find a way of reassuring France of Germany's peaceful intentions
- Responsible for ending hyperinflation, cooperating over the Dawes plan + getting french troops to leave the Ruhr
- Everyone agreed the the Treaty of Versailles was unjust + placed millions outside of german territory
- 1925 locarno Pact
- October 1925 - Western european powers met in Locarno
- France, USA, Britain + Italy attended
- Hailed as a triumph - Germany accepting their losses
- France, USA, Britain + Italy attended
- This led to the Rhineland Pact:
- Germany, France + Belgium would respect the western border
- Germany would keep its troops out of Rhineland
- Britain + Italy agreed to help Germany, France or Belgium if they were attacked by their neighbours
- Germany would keep its troops out of Rhineland
- Germany, France + Belgium would respect the western border
- This led to the Arbitration Treaties
- Germany agreed with France, belgium, Poland + Czechoslovakia that disputes would be settled be a committee
- Conflicts regarding the Western border would be dealt with by the League of Nations
- France couldn't go into germany if there were disputes
- France got support from Britain - Germany got it guaranteed that the 1923 Ruhr could never be repeated
- Rhineland was evacuated within 5 years
- October 1925 - Western european powers met in Locarno
- Relations with the USSR
- The Treaty of Berlin
- April 1926 Germany + USSR renewed their treaty with the Treaty fo Berlin
- Germany would remain neutral if Russia were to get into a war (as long as USSR was not the aggressor)
- Showed Stresemann hadn't dropped his desire to guarantee Germany's eastern frontiers
- Germany would remain neutral if Russia were to get into a war (as long as USSR was not the aggressor)
- April 1926 Germany + USSR renewed their treaty with the Treaty fo Berlin
- USSR became a Communist state (1922)
- Germany adopted democracy - most germans were opposed to Communism
- Both countries were defeated in the war + had punitive peace treaties
- Germany adopted democracy - most germans were opposed to Communism
- + existence of Poland supported by France was a threat + Germany and USSR were outcast nations
- April 1922 - Walter Rathenau secured the Treaty of Rapallo
- Germany + Russia resumed trade + diplomatic relations restored
- + outstanding claims for war damage were dropped + Germany could develop new weapons in Russia secretly
- The Allies were angered by this treaty - showed Germany's steps to get around the disarmament terms
- Germany + Russia resumed trade + diplomatic relations restored
- The Treaty of Berlin
- The Extent of Disarmament
- Kellogg-Briand Pact
- 1928 - signed the kellogg-briand pact with France + USA
- Frank kellogg (US Secretary of state) + Aristide Briand (Foreign Minister of France)
- Stats would voluntarily agree to renounce the use of offensive wars ro resolve disputes
- Germany signed first
- Symbolically good but lack of enforcement rendered it useless
- Germany signed first
- Stats would voluntarily agree to renounce the use of offensive wars ro resolve disputes
- Frank kellogg (US Secretary of state) + Aristide Briand (Foreign Minister of France)
- 1928 - signed the kellogg-briand pact with France + USA
- To ensure the disarmament of the Versailles treaty - Allied forces occupied the Rhineland
- An Inter-Allied Control Commission was established to oversee this
- Germany made arrangements to build submarines in Spain + tanks + artillery in Sweden
- New fortifications were built along the Polish border
- Most recruits to the army were enlisted for short periods of time + put through rigorous training
- Ensured a reserve of highly-trained men + army sponsored paramilitary groups
- Most recruits to the army were enlisted for short periods of time + put through rigorous training
- New fortifications were built along the Polish border
- Germany made arrangements to build submarines in Spain + tanks + artillery in Sweden
- General Von Seeckt was determined to have a military alliance with USSR to destroy the independent Poland
- Rathenau + Stresemann were involved with the Treaties of Rapallo + Berlin
- Turned a blind eye to extent of military operation
- Rathenau + Stresemann were involved with the Treaties of Rapallo + Berlin
- An Inter-Allied Control Commission was established to oversee this
- Kellogg-Briand Pact
- The End of Allied occupation
- Removal of foreign forces from Germany was an aim shared by all parties
- France was reluctant fro the removal of Allies forces
- After the Dawes Plan + the Locarno Pact forces began to withdraw
- After the Young Plan the way was clear for the removal of all Allied forces
- Withdrawn from Zone 1 of the Rhineland in 1926, zone 2 in 1929 + zone 3 in 1930
- The End of Allied occupation
- Removal of foreign forces from Germany was an aim shared by all parties
- France was reluctant fro the removal of Allies forces
- After the Dawes Plan + the Locarno Pact forces began to withdraw
- After the Young Plan the way was clear for the removal of all Allied forces
- Withdrawn from Zone 1 of the Rhineland in 1926, zone 2 in 1929 + zone 3 in 1930
- After the Young Plan the way was clear for the removal of all Allied forces
- Removal of foreign forces from Germany was an aim shared by all parties
- After the Young Plan the way was clear for the removal of all Allied forces
- Removal of foreign forces from Germany was an aim shared by all parties
- Gustav Stresemann + policy of fulfilment
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