Great Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union : Rapallo and after, 1922-1934
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Great Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union : Rapallo and after, 1922-1934
(Royal Historical Society studies in history new series)
Royal Historical Society, Boydell Press, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-194) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The treaty of Rapallo, concluded in 1922 between Germany and the Soviet Union, the two vanquished powers of the Great War, ranks high among the diplomatic coups de surprise of the twentieth century. Its real importance, however, lies in the repercussions of the alliance on the subsequent policies of the two victorious powers, Britain and France. This study examines the impact of Rapallo on British foreign policy between 1922 and 1934, when the German-Soviet relationship had virtually ended. The "ghost of Rapallo" is the central theme of this story, as ever since the treaty's conclusion Rapallo has been a byword for Soviet-German secret and potentially dangerous collaboration. This book describes how the British viewed the Rapallo co-operation, how they dealt with this special relationship, and how the lingering memory of Rapallo affected British policy for decades to come. While examining a particular aspect of international relations it throws additional light on broader topics of European relations in the 1920s and early 1930s.
Dr STEPHANIE SALZMANN completed her PhD at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Table of Contents
- "It nearly overthrew the applecart" - Lloyd George and the treaty of Rapallo
- "The most important event since the armistice" - the Foreign Office and Rapallo
- Rapallo's first test - the Ruhr crisis
- the policy of conciliation - Rapallo and the first Labour government
- the battle for the German soul - Locarno and the treaty of Berlin
- Rapallo and the rupture of Anglo-Soviet relations
- Rapallo and the decline of the Locarno spirit
- an economic Rapallo?
- Rapallo and the disarmament conference
- Rapallo and Hitler's rise to power
- the end of Rapallo - the German-Polish non-aggression treaty.
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