League of Nations

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    League of Nations

  • Paris Peace Conference

  • LON set up to sort out disputes between nations fairly

  • Washington Conference

    USA, Britain, France and Japan agreed to limit the size of their navies.
  • Rapallo Treaty

    The USSR and Germany re-established diplomatic relations.
  • France invades Ruhr; German inflation

  • The Dawes Plan

    To avert a terrible economic crisis in Germany, the USA lent money to Germany to its reparations.
  • The Locarno Treaties

    Germany accepted its western borders as set out in the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Locarno Treaties; Germany accepts T of V

  • Germany joins LON

  • The Kellogg-Briand Pact

    65 nations agreed not to use force to settle disputes. This is also as the Pact of Paris.
  • The Kellogg-Brinad Pact; countries agree not to go to war

  • Young Plan

    reduced Germany's payments
  • Wall Street Crash; worldwide economic depression

  • Japan begins beuilding Pacific Empire (Manchurian crisis)

  • Japan Leaves LON

  • Germany leaves LON

  • Hitler becomes leader of Germany

  • Germany re-arms

  • Italy invades Abyssinia (Abyssinian crisis)

  • German troops enter Rhineland

  • Italy leave the LON

  • Chamberlains policy of appeasement culminates in the Munich agreement

  • Hitler invades Poland