Successes Abroad (Treaties & Agreements) - (1924-29)

October 1925:

The Locarno Treaties are initialed.

The "Western Border":

Under Locarno, Germany accepted its border with France and Belgium.

Alsace-Lorraine:

The specific territory Germany permanently renounced at Locarno.

Demilitarized Rhineland:

Locarno confirmed that the Rhineland would stay free of German troops.

September 1926:

Germany officially joins the League of Nations.

Permanent Seat:

Germany's status on the League of Nations Council (equal to Britain/France).

April 1926:

The Treaty of Berlin is signed with the USSR.

What does the Treaty of Berlin Guarantee?: The Treaty of Berlin guaranteed Germany would stay neutral if the USSR was attacked.

August 1928:

The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed.

62 Nations:

The number of countries that eventually signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

"Instrument of National Policy":

The Pact's wording—nations promised not to use war for this purpose.

1925 Nobel Peace Prize:

Awarded to Stresemann for his work at Locarno.

Article 1:

Of the Locarno Treaty, which guaranteed the 1919 borders.

1930:

The year the last Allied troops left the Rhineland (5 years earlier than scheduled).

The "Spirit of Locarno":

The term used by the press to describe the new era of cooperation.