LWSO 337 Lecture 27: International Politics - Interwar Era

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Law and Society
• Course: LWSO 337
• Professor: Ted Mc Coy

Document Summary

Generally, the uk returned to its isolation from continental politics except as an honest broker in disputes, refusing to become embroiled in another brutal european war. The immense public backlash against war and the system that created it meant a period of rapid disarmament and a focus on economic policy rather than foreign politics. The uk, along with france, dominated the league of nations and prevented it from interfering with their foreign policy objectives. The uk attempted and failed to maintain close relations with. Italy so as to continue its prewar alliance. It began to compete with italy for the domination of the mediterranean, however, which drove a wedge between countries already distanced by their radically different political ideologies. This is one of the driving forces behind the uk"s support of greece, so that it could better defend its access to asia through the suez canal.