A2 History Coursework
A2 History Coursework
Using these four passages and your own knowledge, asses the view that international diplomacy failed to achieve stability in Europe from 1919 to 1930.
According to most of the interpretations, international diplomacy wasn’t the reason to why there was stability in Europe between 1919 to 1930. After the First World War many countries were unstable and economically drained. However the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles were put in place to make sure that another war would not occur again and that Germany pays for the First World War.
According to interpretation D, the American historian Donald Kagan agrees with the statement that international diplomacy failed to achieve stability in Europe. This is because according to Kagan that the peace treaties made between 1919 and 1930 were ‘insubstantial international agreements’ implying that it lacked any strategy and strength meaning it was a waste of time because many countries, Germany being one of them were either not following the rules within these treaties or the treaties themselves were ‘weak and misguided’. For example the Germans through the treaty of Versailles were demilitarised, their army was reduced only 100,000 and they had a very small fleet conscription was abolished however despite that Germany signed a secret treaty with Russia in 1922 called the Rapallo treaty. This treaty was signed in Italy it was cooperation between the two countries Germany gave Russia coal and iron whilst in return the Germans were able to train their troops in Russia and also the Russians were building weapons for them. This was an act of disobedience and also evidence that the treaty of Versailles was not being followed or taken seriously failing to achieve stability. The American historian Kagan blames USA and Britain, especially Britain for not having backed France against Germany and not doing enough to defend France which in Kagans defence would have made a strong appeasement which could
Using these four passages and your own knowledge, asses the view that international diplomacy failed to achieve stability in Europe from 1919 to 1930.
According to most of the interpretations, international diplomacy wasn’t the reason to why there was stability in Europe between 1919 to 1930. After the First World War many countries were unstable and economically drained. However the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles were put in place to make sure that another war would not occur again and that Germany pays for the First World War.
According to interpretation D, the American historian Donald Kagan agrees with the statement that international diplomacy failed to achieve stability in Europe. This is because according to Kagan that the peace treaties made between 1919 and 1930 were ‘insubstantial international agreements’ implying that it lacked any strategy and strength meaning it was a waste of time because many countries, Germany being one of them were either not following the rules within these treaties or the treaties themselves were ‘weak and misguided’. For example the Germans through the treaty of Versailles were demilitarised, their army was reduced only 100,000 and they had a very small fleet conscription was abolished however despite that Germany signed a secret treaty with Russia in 1922 called the Rapallo treaty. This treaty was signed in Italy it was cooperation between the two countries Germany gave Russia coal and iron whilst in return the Germans were able to train their troops in Russia and also the Russians were building weapons for them. This was an act of disobedience and also evidence that the treaty of Versailles was not being followed or taken seriously failing to achieve stability. The American historian Kagan blames USA and Britain, especially Britain for not having backed France against Germany and not doing enough to defend France which in Kagans defence would have made a strong appeasement which could