Locarno and Kellog-Briand
- Locarno
- period of optimism "the spirit of Locarno"
- Britain France Belgium Italy and Germany sign it
- Guaranteed borders
- Demiliterized Rhineland
- Kellog-Briand
- 15 nations including USA Germany and Russia
- Denounced war as a method of solving disputes
- Won Nobel Peace Prize
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." -Calvin Coolidge
Summary
The Locarno pact guaranteed the borders as well as demilitarized rhineland. The Kellog-Briand was made up of 15 countries and denounced war.
Subjunctive question
what if these pacts didn't exists?
"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." -Calvin Coolidge
Summary
The Locarno pact guaranteed the borders as well as demilitarized rhineland. The Kellog-Briand was made up of 15 countries and denounced war.
Subjunctive question
what if these pacts didn't exists?