2) THE POST-WAR PERIODE

2.3 LOCARNO AGREEMENTS

The Locarno Treaties were meant to improve this tense post-war situation by reaching compromises in order to help prevent future wars.
France and Germany wanted more security from each other. Through the Locarno treaties they were able to achieve this by setting Germany's Western border. They promised that they would use diplomatic measures in order to sort out their problems. In addition, the other countries would come without delay to the aid of the attacked country should this agreement ever be broken.
The treaties gave way to a sense of global goodwill, known as the "spirit of Locarno". They also helped straighten the way for Germany's admission into the League of Nations the next year. Finally, Germany was being treated as a friendly nation by its enemies. 


Locarno agreement writing:
http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/treaties/en/classification/locarno/pdf/trtdocs_wo014.pdf


Information from:
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/World/Locarno.html
http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/treaties/en/classification/locarno/pdf/trtdocs_wo014.pdf

2) THE POST WAR PERIODE

2.2 DEMOCRACY IN PERIL:

2.2.1 Italy:

Italy was also unsatisfied with the Treaty of Versailles. 
That lack of satisfaction was increased by economic problems arising, with the result of social problems which in four years time gave the power to Benito Mussolini, the revolutionary leader of the National Fascist Party, the extreme right-hand Italian version of nazi party in Germany. Mussolini gave an end to the Italian democracy and became a totalitarian dictator.

2.2.2 Spain:
Spain didn’t participate in WW1, and takes economic advantage of it selling products to both fighting parts. 
After the war,  they have economic and social problems like Germany and Italy.
Radicalism increased and many disorders and revolutions took place. As a reaction to this, Francisco Franco and other generals started a Civil War against the Republic. After winning the war in 1939, Franco established in Spain a dictatorship similar in many aspects to Nazi and Fascist Parties in Germany and Italy. 

Videos from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OetedJuu4k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ2zoAE1HcY
Information from:
http://claudiandevi.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/democracy-in-peril-italy/

2)THE POST-WAR PERIODE

2.1 Germany after treaty of Versailles (Weimar republic)

Germany lost a 10% of its land and thy though that this treaty was made to destroy their economy.

Those who sign this treaty, will sign the death sentence of many millions of German men, women and children.

-Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, leader of the German delegation to Versailles (15 May 1919).

Germany had to satisfy certain conditions,

The establishment of the League of Nations
War Guilt clause - Germany to accept blame for starting the war.

Reparations - Germany was to pay for the damage caused by the war. The figure of £6,600 million was set some time after the signing of the treaty.

Army - was to be reduced to 100,000 men and no tanks were allowed
Navy - Germany was only allowed 6 ships and no submarines
Airforce - Germany was not allowed an airforce
Rhineland - The Rhineland area was to be kept free of German military personnel and weapons

Anschluss - Germany was not allowed to unite with Austria.
Land - Germany lost land to a number of other countries. Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France, Eupen and Malmedy were given to Belgium, North Schleswig was given to Denmark. Land was also taken from Germany and given to Czechoslovakia and Poland. The League of Nations took control of Germany's colonies



Photos from:
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/germanlosses.htm
Information from:
http://www.johndclare.net/peace_treaties5.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm