IR 1918-1939 Flashcards
(49 cards)
Three of the 14 points Woodrow Wilson wanted
no secret treaties, league of nations, and disarmament
When was the Paris peace conference
1919-1920
who were in the big three after ww1
Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson
Why was David Lloyd pissed about all countries having access to the sea
according to the 14 points
because it would be a threat to Britains empire
Why did clemenceau and Wilson argue
Wilson wanted to punish Germany but not too harshly whereas France wanted germans to suffer for their pain. France and Germany also share a border so they don’t want any possible threats of another German invasion
What is GARGL, treaty of versailles
Guilt- German accepted blame
Army- limited to 100,000 men no tanks
Reparation- 6.6£ billion
Germany lost land- no Anschluss
league- League of Nations were to be set up`
what happened to Rhineland
became a demilitarised zone
how did the germans react to the treaties
many germans believed that they agreed to ARMISTICE not been defeated
- believed all countries should share the blame
- disarmament terms seemed unfair cause no one else deceased their armies
- reparation bulls were outrageous- caused he Great Depression
- not being asked to be apart of the league of nations
how did the French react to the treaty of versailles
they were upset it was not harsh enough
how did the British react to the Treaty of Versailles
thought it was too harsh, would only breed hatred giving another reason for future conflict
What is collective security
countries in the league of nations promise to protect one another if attacked
What happens to a country who went to war illegally
economic sanctions - stopping trade
at last resort - military action
What did the refugee committee made by LON do
helped 400,000 people who had been displaced cause of war
when was the Aaland dispute
1921
What was the Aaland dispute
Sweden and Finland arguing over Aaland and ready to go to war, but Sweden backed down and accepted the leagues ruling of Aaland going to Finland
When was the upper Silesian settlement
1921
When was the corfu crisis
1923
What happened in corfu 1923
Greece and Albania arguing over a border. Italian general was told to guard it, Mussolini got pissed and accused the greeks of killing them and forcefully took the land corfu.
how did the LON react to corfu
they let Mussolini get away because France and Britain couldn’t agree, Britain wanted to go against Italy but the French couldn’t cause they were already occupied
What were the international agreements in 1920’s
rapallo treaty - 1922
Dawes plan - 1924
Locarno treaties - 1925
Kellogg- brand pact -1928
young plan - 1929
What was the Dawes plan
to avert an economic crisis is Germany use lent some money, the loan was later asked to pay bak suddenly after use had gone into depression
what was the young plan
to reduce the total amount of German reparations
when was the Wall Street crash
1929
what is protectionism during the economic crisis
when some countries tried to protect their own industries by introducing tariffs
