Terms of the Paris Peace Treaties

Question 1

how many main treaties were made?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

which countries did the main 6 treaties involve?

Answer 2

-germany
-austria
-Hungary
-Bulgaria
-Turkey

Question 3

which treaty was the main one?

Answer 3

treaty of versailles (Germany)

Question 4

Germany: Treaty of Versailles (28 June 1919)

Answer 4

-Disarmament - Forces limited to 100,000 soldiers, six battleships, no air force
-Reparations - this was eventually set at £6600 million. Afterwards, The Dawes and Young Plans re-scheduled Germany’s payments
-Land lost - Poland gained Posen from Germany, and also gained East Prussia. This became known as the Polish Corridor. Alsace-Lorraine were returned to France. Germany lost her colonies

Question 5

Austria: Treaty of Saint Germain (10 Sept 1919)

Answer 5

-Disarmament - army limited to a force of 30,000 volunteers, no navy or air force
-Reparations - Austria did not pay much in reparations as her economy was so weak
-Land lost - Austro-Hungarian Empire dismantled
Tyrol lost to Italy
Dalmatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina were lost to Yugoslavia
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania all gained land
Austria’s population fell from 22 million to around 6 million

Question 6

Hungary: Treaty of Trianon (4 June 1920)

Answer 6

-Disarmament - army limited to a force of 35,000 volunteers and three patrol boats
-Reparations - apart from some shipments of coal, Hungary could not meet the demands for reparations. As a result the payments were suspended
-Land lost - Austro-Hungarian Empire dismantled.
Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania all gained land from Hungary.
The population of Hungary fell from 21 million to around 7.5 million

Question 7

Bulgaria: Treaty of Neuilly (27 Nov 1919)

Answer 7

-Disarmament - army limited to a force of 20,000 volunteers, four torpedo boats, no air force
-Reparations - set at £100 million
-Land lost - land lost to Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece

Question 8

Turkey: Treaty of Sèvres (10 Aug 1920)

Answer 8

-Disarmament - 50,000 soldiers, seven sailboats and six torpedo boats. No air force
-Reparations - the economy was to be controlled by the Allies
-Land lost - the Ottoman Empire
was broken up.
-areas such as Iraq and Palestine became British mandates
-Syria became a French mandate
-the Straits of the Dardanelles would be placed under international control
-Armenia became an independent country