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.