The first phase can be roughly divided into three periods:
1919-23:
Both Turkey and Italy expressed dissatisfaction with their treatment under the settlement:
The issue of German reparations and the question of Germany's ability to pay strained relations between Britain and France, as they had differing attitudes towards German recovery:
An attempt by Lloyd George to reconcile France and Germany at the 1922 Genoa Conference ended in failure.
1924 to 1929:
Key developments during this time included:
These developments created an optimistic outlook for a peaceful future.
1930 to 1933:
The League of Nations:
The Washington Conferences (1921-22):
The Genoa Conference (1922):
The Dawes Plan (1924):
The Locarno Treaties (1925):
Criticism of the Locarno Treaty:
Stresemann and Briand:
The Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928):
The Young Plan (1929):
Collapse of the Locarno Spirit:
The USSR and Britain:
The USSR and Germany:
The USSR and France:
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