Transcript The Stresa Front - Dr. Charles Best Secondary School Library

The Stresa Front
When and Who
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April 11th 1935
Stresa, Italy
Held between Great Britain, France
and Italy
Purpose
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Formed in response to
Germanys attempts at
creating an airforce
Created to unite
against Germany’s rearmament policies, and
re-affirm the Locarno
Pact
Was made to lay out
economic sanctions
against Germany for
publicly ignoring the
treaty of Versailles
Premiers at close of Stresa Conference
Why it Failed
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Great Britain signs naval treaty with Germany
allowing for re-armament of its navy
No country in the front wanted to attack
Germany
Italy’s involvement with Germany
• Germany provides Italy with Supplies
• Germany and Italy support fascists in Spain
No threats made by the Stresa front were ever
acted upon and was little more than idle threats