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The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
On June 16th the German were given the final draft of the Treaty. This triggered some of the German people since they felt it was so harsh but they had no other choice but to accept it. On June 28th the treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. This was the same place the German empire was proclaimed in 1871. This is important because this treaty led to many conflicts and resolutions throughout the years. -
Polish-Lithuanian Dispute
In October 1920, Poland and Lithuania began to have disputes about border territories which was quickly escalating into a war. General Zeligowski, with a Polish force occupied the city of Vilna. A year later the Conference of Ambassadors took matters into their own hands and recognized Polish sovereignty over Vilna. This is important because it shows how the League was kind of effective in solving disputes. -
The Aaland Island dispute
Finland and Sweden began to have conflict about who got control over the Aaland Islands. The islands had originally belonged to Grand Duchy of Finland when it had been part of the Russian Empire, but that changed once Finland broke away from Russia in 1917. The islanders who were Swedish appealed to Stockholm to take over the islands. When Sweden began to threaten to use force, Britain reported it to the League. This is important because it shows how the league was able to solve disputes -
the Genoa Conference
Germany and the USSR were invited to Genoa to discuss the plans for helping Germany with their reparations. The government of the USSR was suspicious of Lloyd Georges plan with opening their economy. They feared that it was a subtle way to destroy Bolshevism . This is important because it was a way of helping Europe out in their tough situation. -
The Corfu Crisis
On August 27th, 1923, an Italian general and his staff who were allies declaring the new Albanian frontiers, were ambushed and killed by Greek bandits. This gave Mussolini the opportunity to issue an unacceptable ultimatum to the Greeks as a way to make up for this incident. When the Greeks rejected three of his request, Italian troops occupied Corfu. This is important because it is a conflict that increased international tensions. -
The Ruhr crisis
Since Germany was not paying their reparations on time France and France had to pay Britain they decided to occupy the Ruhr. The French troops stayed there for 9 months before leaving and during this German workers would go on strike. This then led to German hyperinflation. -
The Dawes Plan
The Dawes plan helped Germany with their reparations and restored economic stability to Europe. The British thought the Dawes plan was great while France, and Germany disagreed. This is important because it reduced Germany's reparation payments, thus helping them in the near future. -
The London Conference
The agreement to implement the Dawes plan and to withdraw French and Belgium troops from the Ruhr was achieved at the London Conference. This led to a new balance of power in Europe which revealed that the USA and Britain devised a plan to effectively block France from acting alone against Germany. This is important because it also improved international relations since Germany was now in a stable place. -
Locarno Conference
There were multiple negotiations were completed and treaties were signed at the Locarno Conference. The most important of these was the agreements confirming the inviolability of the Franco-German and Belgian-German frontiers and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. This is important because these small treaties improved international relations. -
The Young Plan
Owen D Young was able to convince President Hoover to reduce the reparations of Germany from 132 billion to 112 billion over a period of 59 years and to set up a Bank for International Settlements. At the Hauge conference in 1929 it was accepted by Britain, France and Germany. Britain and France also agreed to evacuate the Rhineland in 1930. This is also important because it ultimately helped Germany out a lot and they were able to pay reparations which settled tensions.