Stresemann’s achievements

• Stresemann was instrumental in making sure Germany was a member of three important international pacts and agreements:

  The Locarno Pact, the League of Nations and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
• Locarno Pact, 1925

  This was an agreement between

  Germany, Britain, France, Italy and

  Belgium.

  Germany agreed to its new

  border with France.

  The Allies and Germany agreed

  to the permanent demilitarisation

  of the Rhineland
• League of Nations

  This was a new international body that hoped to discuss world problems in

  order to avoid war. It was set up in 1920 but Germany was initially excluded. In

  1926, they were invited to join and they became a member of the council.
• Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928

  The Kellogg-Briand pact was an agreement between 62 nations, including

  Germany, to avoid the use of war to achieve foreign policy objectives.
• The Locarno Pact improved relations with the Allies,

  especially France.
• The Locarno Pact (1925) and Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)

  helped mend relations with the Allies and put Germany back

  on the world stage.
• Germany was allowed into the League of Nations in 1926.