Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union : Rapallo and after, 1922-1934 / / Stephanie Salzmann

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911008436503321
• Autore: Salzmann Stephanie <1966->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Royal Historical Society, , 2003
• ISBN: 1-84615-082-5; 1-280-54566-6; 9786610545667
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series
• Disciplina: 327.41043
• Soggetti: Great Britain Foreign relations 1910-1936; Germany Foreign relations Soviet Union; Soviet Union Foreign relations Germany; Germany Economic policy 1918-1933; Great Britain Politics and government 1910-1936
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 May 2017).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 <I>coups de surprise</I> 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 onBritish 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 conclusionRapallo 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 topicsof European relations in the 1920s and early 1930s.<BR><BR> Dr STEPHANIE SALZMANN completed her PhD at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.