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Treaties that influenced War
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The Neutrality of Belgium, Treaty of London
Who - the Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, Russia, and the Netherlands and the independent Kingdom of Belgium.
What - The treaty was an important document, especially in its role in bringing about World War 1. When the German Empire invaded Belgium in August 1914 in violation of the treaty, the British declared war on the 4th of August.
Where - Signed in London
Why - Belgium wanted neutrality meaning a country who was a non-participator in a dispute or war by law. -
Treaty of London
Treaty of London- Britain cedes the Ionian Islands to Greece.
Who:
The Austrian Empire, The Kingdom of Belgium, The French Empire, The Kingdom of Italy, The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, The Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Kingdom of Prussia, The Russian Empire, The United Kingdom.
What/ Why: For the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and the Luxembourg Crisis
Where: signed in London -
The Frankfurt Treaty
The use of navigable waterways in connection to Alsace-Lorraine, Trade between the two countries and the return of prisoners of war. Established the frontier between the French Third Republic and the German Empire, which involved the ceding of 1,694 villages and cities under French control to Germany. -
The Austro-German Treaty
• The Austro- German Alliance is also known as the Dual alliance, signed in Vienna
• It is a pact between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire.
• The two powers promised to support each other in case they were attacked by Russia. Germany saw the alliance as a way to prevent the isolation of Germany to preserve peace, because Russia would not wage war against both of the empires.
• In 1882 there was an addition of Italy, made this a triple alliance.
• Alliance remained important till 1918 -
Treaty of Bucharest
Where- Bucharest (capital of Romania)
What/Why- It was formed, marking the end of the war, stating peace between countries. -
The Boxer Protocol
The Boxer Protocol is a treaty that was signed on September 7th, 1901, between the Qing Empire of China and the Eight-Nation Alliance, plus Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. The treaty was instigated after the Allies put down the Boxer Rebellion. By the terms of the treaty the Chinese were required to pay, over a period of 40 years, an indemnity of $333 million. Other treaty provisions included commercial concessions and the right to station foreign troops to guard the legations in Peking and -
London Pact
who: great Britain, France, Russia, Italy
what/why: to gain an alliance with Italy. Italy had to leave the triple alliance and join the triple entente.
when: 1915
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Treaty of Versailles
Who - German Reich, France, British Empire, Italy, Japan and United States
What - Germany lost the war.
Where - Paris
Why - To make German Responsible for the war and to gain power.
