The Kellogg-Briand Pact

• When was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed?

  August 1928
• What was the main promise of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

  That states would not use war to achieve foreign policy aims
• How did the USA view the Kellogg-Briand Pact in relation to the League of Nations?

  As a way to assist peace since the USA was not in the League of Nations
• What significance did the Kellogg-Briand Pact have for Germany's status among world powers?

  It showed that Germany was amongst the main powers and not dictated to by others
• What impact did the Kellogg-Briand Pact have on the Weimar Republic's public prestige?

  It boosted the Weimar Republic's public prestige and showed it was respected
• What was a limitation of the Kellogg-Briand Pact regarding the Treaty of Versailles?

  It did nothing to remove the hated terms of the Treaty of Versailles
• Who signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?


  Germany, USA and 60 other countries
• In August 1928, Germany, USA and 60 other countries signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
• The pact promised that states would not use war to achieve foreign policy aims
• The USA was not in the League of Nations and saw this as way that the country could assist peace
• Showed that Germany was amongst the main powers, not dictated to by them
• Showed that the Weimar Republic was respected, and boosted its public prestige
• But did nothing to remove the hated terms of the Treaty of Versailles.