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<p>After World War I, many borders in Europe were redrawn, especially in the northeast and southeast of Germany. Almost all political forces in Germany strived to restore the prewar German borders, especially towards Poland. Even Poland’s very existence was denied by many German political forces. The Baltic States were less important for Germany in this respect. Here the relationship with the Baltic Germans and trade relations prevailed. The independence of these states was in the eyes of German elite subordinated to the relations with Russia. The article presents this pattern of German policy until the Treaty of Rapallo in 1922.</p>
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After World War I, many borders in Europe were redrawn, especially in the northeast and southeast of Germany. Almost all political forces in Germany strived to restore the prewar German borders, especially towards Poland. Even Poland’s very existence was denied by many German political forces. The Baltic States were less important for Germany in this respect. Here the relationship with the Baltic Germans and trade relations prevailed. The independence of these states was in the eyes of German elite subordinated to the relations with Russia. The article presents this pattern of German policy until the Treaty of Rapallo in 1922.

The Emergence of New States in Eastern Europe after World War I: The German Impact

TalTech Journal of European Studies

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After World War I, many borders in Europe were redrawn, especially in the northeast and southeast of Germany. Almost all political forces in Germany strived to...

The Emergence of New States in Eastern Europe after World War I: The German Impact

Published Online: May 26, 2021

Page range: 93 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2021-0007

Keywords
East Central Europe, “German impact”, German policy in Latvia, German-Polish borders, Treaty of Rapallo, World War I

© 2021 Klaus Ziemer, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Emergence of New States in Eastern Europe after World War I: The German Impact

Published Online: May 26, 2021

Page range: 93 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2021-0007

KeywordsEast Central Europe, “German impact”, German policy in Latvia, German-Polish borders, Treaty of Rapallo, World War I

© 2021 Klaus Ziemer, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
East Central Europe, “German impact”, German policy in Latvia, German-Polish borders, Treaty of Rapallo, World War I