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THE LOCARNO PACT, 1925
- Begins a period of optimism "The Spirit of Locarno"
- Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, and Germany sign it
- Guarantees borders of European borders
- Demilitarizes the Rhineland
- Brings insecurity in the east
- 15 nations including USA, Germany and Russia (many other countries sign similar deals)
- Denounced war as a method of solving disputes
- Won nobel peace prize for this
Summary
Russia saw the Locarno Pact as a scary incident because they were not asked to join. The Kellogg-Briand Pact is a pact that war should no longer be a method of solving disputes (many countries signed this pact). People made many attempts to stop future wars.
Quotes
"It is accordance with our determination to refrain from aggression and build up a sentiment and practice among nations more favorable to peace ... that we have incurred the consent of fourteen important nations to the negotiation of a treaty condemning recourse to war, renouncing it as an instrument of national policy" - At the conference
Subjunctive Questions
What would of happened if Russia was in the Locarno Pact as well?