France continued to worry about their safety against Germany particularly after Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. By this treaty Germany agreed to accept the terms of the Versailles Treaty, at least on her western borders. Germany in the 1920s was keen to get back on normal terms with other nations and signed the Treaty of Locarno. Unfortunately, one of the most powerful, the USA, did not join the League. It was based on the idea of collective security, that is, the nations of the world would act together (collectively) to preserve peace. The Treaty of Versailles also set up the League of Nations, an international peace-keeping organisation. Germany objected to the terms of the treaty but were told to sign it or the war would begin again. Other terms restricted the German army to 100,000 men and the navy to just 36 ships. The aim was to increase French security by making it impossible for Germany to invade France unawares. That is, no German troops were to be stationed inside that area or any fortifications built.
Do you think Eden could have handled the situation differently?Īccording to the Treaty of Versailles, the Rhineland, a strip of land inside Germany bordering on France, Belgium and the Netherlands, was to be de-militarised.Use your answers to questions 2(a), 3(a), 4 and 5(a) to describe what appeasement was and why Britain took this line.British policy towards Germany at this time is called appeasement.
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