HIST 388 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dawes Plan, Allies Of World War I, Anschluss
Document Summary
Four sets of national interests that shaped the way the treaty was fabricated. Neutrality treaty: security policy extended to defending the rhine. Russia bolshevik regime wanted to secure the russian revolution and pursue world revolution. ; germany"s position in the centre sort of guaranteed freedom of action; germany could speak" for 10-12 million. Germans outside germany, the revision of borders (danzig, polish corridor, Silesia) the balance had shifted in germany"s favour and this caused france to insist on the implementation of the treaty and the increased fortresses; Germany responded with improved american relationships; the german war. Ministry was pressing for the removal of military restrictions stresemann used economic policies but the army wanted to shift to remove their restrictions; last reparations payments for wwi was made october 3rd 2010; 92 years of the defeat; total reparations sum was 269bn gold marks (96,000 tonnes of gold), payments suspended in 1931, didn"t resume until 1953 (west.
