TY - JOUR
T1 - The British Zone of Occupation in the Rhineland
AU - O'Riordan, Elspeth
N1 - This article was also published in C. Fischer and Alan Sharp, ed. After The Versailles Treaty: Enforcement, Compliance, Contested Identities (Routledge, London, 2008).
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The Rhineland Agreement, which was formed at the Paris Peace negotiations in 1919, was in essence a compromise, lacking overall cohesion. Its implementation involved extensive practical difficulties for the British government. This paper examines the events surrounding the Kapp Putsch in 1920, the London Schedule of Payments in 1921 and the occupation of the Ruhr in 1923. It shows how the British zone of occupation in the Rhineland represented an area of vulnerability, exposing Britain to the dynamics of European politics and the increase in tension between France and Germany throughout the early 1920s. Analysis of these case studies also provides an insight into the impact of the Rhineland zone on Britain’s policy-making process and the shift towards a more symbiotic relationship between the periphery and Whitehall.
AB - The Rhineland Agreement, which was formed at the Paris Peace negotiations in 1919, was in essence a compromise, lacking overall cohesion. Its implementation involved extensive practical difficulties for the British government. This paper examines the events surrounding the Kapp Putsch in 1920, the London Schedule of Payments in 1921 and the occupation of the Ruhr in 1923. It shows how the British zone of occupation in the Rhineland represented an area of vulnerability, exposing Britain to the dynamics of European politics and the increase in tension between France and Germany throughout the early 1920s. Analysis of these case studies also provides an insight into the impact of the Rhineland zone on Britain’s policy-making process and the shift towards a more symbiotic relationship between the periphery and Whitehall.
KW - British zone of occupation
KW - Rhineland Agreement
U2 - 10.1080/09592290500207719
DO - 10.1080/09592290500207719
M3 - Article
SN - 0959-2296
VL - 16
SP - 439
EP - 454
JO - Diplomacy and Statecraft
JF - Diplomacy and Statecraft
IS - 3
ER -