Locarno, Pact of — (1925) Multilateral treaty signed in Locarno, Switz. , intended to guarantee peace in western Europe. Its signatories were Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. Germany s borders with France and Belgium as set by the Treaty of Versailles… … Universalium
Locarno Treaties — The Locarno Treaties were seven agreements negotiated at Locarno, Switzerland on 5 October ndash; 16 October 1925 and formally signed in London on December 1, in which the World War I Western European Allied powers and the new states of central… … Wikipedia
locarno — lōˈkär(ˌ)nō noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from the Locarno Pact, a series of treaties and conventions between Germany on the one hand and Belgium, France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, and Czechoslovakia on the other, signed in… … Useful english dictionary
pact — /pakt/, n. 1. an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more. 2. an agreement or treaty between two or more nations: a pact between Germany and Italy. [1400 50; late ME pact(e) < MF < L pactum, n. use of neut. of ptp. of … Universalium
Locarno — It. /law kahrdd naw/, n. a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925. 15,300. * * * ▪ Switzerland German Luggarus town, Ticino canton, southern Switzerland. It is situated at the northern end of Lago Maggiore, near the mouth… … Universalium
Locarno Treaties — On 5 October 1925, in Switzerland s Locarno, Chancellor Hans Luther* and Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann* opened a meeting with the foreign ministers of France and Britain, Aristide Briand and Austen Chamberlain. The historic gathering,… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
Verträge von Locarno — Die Verträge von Locarno sind sieben völkerrechtliche Vereinbarungen, die vom 5. bis 16. Oktober 1925 in Locarno (Schweiz) verhandelt und am 1. Dezember 1925 in London unterzeichnet wurden. Sie traten am 10. September 1926 mit der Aufnahme von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Franco-Soviet pact — The Franco Soviet pact was a brief alliance with French trade in order for the French to seek military support in 1935. The pact was not a guarantee of peace but a deal in case of war. After Germany invaded parts of Czechoslovakia, France was in… … Wikipedia
Four-Power Pact — The Four Power Pact also known as a Quadripartite Agreement (treaty between four states or four commercial parties) was an international treaty initialed on June 7, 1933, and signed on July 15, 1933, in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome. Purpose of the … Wikipedia
Kellogg-Briand Pact — The Kellogg Briand Pact, also known as the Pact of Paris, after the city where it was signed on August 27, 1928, was an international treaty providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. It failed in its purpose but… … Wikipedia
