Locarno Treaties

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diplomatic agreement series of treaties

The Locarno Treaties were a series of 1925 diplomatic agreements in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy sought to stabilize post–World War I Europe by guaranteeing Western borders and promoting reconciliation with Germany.

Aliases (2)

Treaties of Belgium ×1
Treaties of Locarno ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic agreement → series of treaties →
aimedTo	guarantee Western borders of Germany → promote reconciliation with Germany → stabilize post–World War I Europe →
alsoKnownAs	Treaties of Locarno →
associatedWith	Aristide Briand → Austen Chamberlain → Gustav Stresemann →
category	1925 treaties → Treaties of Belgium → Treaties of France → Treaties of the Kingdom of Italy → Treaties of the United Kingdom → Treaties of the Weimar Republic →
context	post–World War I settlement →
countryInvolved	Belgium → France → Germany → Italy → United Kingdom →
endedByEvent	German remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936 →
enteredIntoForceOn	1926-09-10 →
followedBy	Germany’s entry into the League of Nations in 1926 →
guaranteedBorderBetween	Germany and Belgium → Germany and France →
guarantorPower	Italy → United Kingdom →
historicalSignificance	cornerstone of the Locarno era in European diplomacy →
influenced	Germany’s admission to the League of Nations →
language	English → French → German →
mainProvision	Rhineland Pact →
negotiatedBy	Aristide Briand → Austen Chamberlain → Gustav Stresemann →
partOf	interwar diplomacy →
politicalEffect	improved relations between Germany and Western powers → symbol of interwar reconciliation →
relatedTo	Rhineland → Treaty of Versailles →
signedIn	Locarno →
signedInCountry	Switzerland →
signedOn	1925-10-16 →
timePeriod	interwar period →
underminedBy	remilitarization of the Rhineland →
violatedBy	Nazi Germany →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Franco-Polish alliance → German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact → Poland–Soviet Union non-aggression pact →	relatedTo
Locarno Treaties ("Treaties of Locarno") →	alsoKnownAs
Locarno Treaties ("Treaties of Belgium") →	category
Locarno Era →	hasMainEvent
Gustav Stresemann →	knownFor
Locarno Era →	namedAfter
Rhineland Pact →	partOf
remilitarization of the Rhineland →	precededBy
Weimar Republic →	significantEvent
Interwar period →	significantTreaty
remilitarization of the Rhineland →	violated