International security in Europe: from Versailles (1919) to the Munich Agreement (1938)
DOI: 10.32523/3079-7888-2025-13-1-47-61
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Keywords:
history of international law, international treaty, international security, Treaty of Versailles (1919), Locarno Conference (1925), ), Briand-Kellogg Pact (1928), World War II (1939-1945)Abstract
The research is devoted to the history of international security in Europe on the eve of the Second World War. The author's interest was aroused by the international activities of the Western European powers in the short-term stabilization of the international situation in the period after the Versailles Peace Treaty signed in June 1919, before the Munich Agreement of 1938. The focus of the presented topic is the international contractual activities of European heads of state and government, the United States to normalize the international situation of Germany and its membership in the international organization – the League of Nations.
The purpose of the study is to analyze the international legal cooperation between the states of Europe and the United States – the countries of the winners and losers, in particular Germany in the interwar years. The main areas of research are the contractual policy of European countries within the framework of the Treaty of Versailles (1919), the Locarno Agreements (1925), the Briand-Kellogg Pact (1928), and the Munich Agreement (1938).
To achieve this goal, the following tasks are being solved: to trace the history of the international legal regulation of the foreign policy of the states of Europe and the United States before the outbreak of World War II; to consider international treaties in ensuring international security.
The scientific significance of this study is expressed in the analysis of documentary sources, which made it possible to make scientific generalizations on the outbreak of World War II (1939-1945). The description, explanation and systematization of the processes identified empirically contributed to a scientific approach in the study of the topic of the article. The practical significance of the article lies in the use of its data in the course of studying academic disciplines for students of the master's and bachelor's degree programs "Theory and History of International law", "History of International Law".
