Diplomacy and international relations
What Diplomacy and international relations means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Stresemann balanced western alignment with eastern ties via the 1926 Treaty of Berlin with the USSR, and gained entry to the League of Nations in 1926, ending diplomatic isolation.
South Africa sought diplomatic ties, especially with neighbouring states and Western powers, to counter isolation.
Topics that use Diplomacy and international relations
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