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PEACE TREATIES Flashcards

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LEADER OF UK

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PM DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE

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LEADER OF FRANCE

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GEORGES CLEMENCEAU

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LEADER OF USA

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PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON

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LEADER OF ITALY

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PM VITTORIO ORLANDO

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2 COUNTRIES NOT INVITED TO PARIS AND WHY

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GERMANY- LOST

RUSSIA- COMMUNIST & FIGHTING CIVIL WAR

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TREATY SIGNED BY GERMANY +DATE

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TREATY OF VERSAILLES, 1919

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TREATY SIGNED BY AUSTRIA +DATE

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TREATY OF ST GERMAIN, 1919

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TREATY SIGNED BY BULGARIA

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TREATY OF NEUILLY, 1919

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TREATY SIGNED BY HUNGARY

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TREATY OF TRIANON, 1920

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TREATY SIGNED BY OTTOMAN EMPIRE

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TREATY OF SEVRES, 1920

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TREATY SIGNED BY TURKEY

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TREATY OF LAUSANNE, 1923

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WHEN WERE 14 POINTS ISSUED?

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JANUARY 1918,, BEFORE END OF WAR

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END OF WW1 DATE

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11 NOVEMBER 1918

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14 POINTS OBJECTIVE

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  • PREVENT ANOTHER WAR

- SOLVE ISSUES THAT ARISED FROM WW1

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KEY POINT OF 14 POINTS

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SELF DETERMINATION (RIGHT FOR RACE TO RULE ITSELF)

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FIRST 4 POINTS OF 14 POINTS

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DISARMAMENT, FREE TRADE, ALLIANCES, FREEDOM OF SEAS

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POINT 14 OF 14 POINTS

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS

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SELF DETERMINATION DEFINITION

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RIGHT FOR RACE TO RULE ITSELF

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WHAT WAS RACE DEFINED BY

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LANGUAGE SPOKEN

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WHY WERE THE 14 POINTS DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO PRACTICE?

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  • NEW COUNTRIES WERE FORMED
  • MANY COUNTRIES SPOKE MORE THAN 1 LANG.
  • LANGUAGE GROUPS MIXED TOGETHER
  • NEED TO FORM COUNTRIES THAT ARE STILL POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE
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FUTURE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY 14 POINTS

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  • MINORITY GROUPS (WHICH LEAD TO RACIAL TENSION)
  • NEW COUNTRIES FORMED (DIDNT KNOW HOW TO RULE THEMSELVES)
  • NEW BOUNDARIES -> BORDER DISPUTES IN THE 1920S
  • NEW COUNTRIES=WEAK SO EASILY INVADED/ TAKEN OVER BY OTHER DICTATORS
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GERMANY BLAMED– ARTICLE/NUMBER

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WAR GUILT ARTICLE 231

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The compensation that the losers had to pay.
For Germany the figure of £6,600 million was
fixed in 1921

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Reparations Article 232

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Reparations Article 232

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The compensation that the losers had to pay.
For Germany the figure of £6,600 million was
fixed in 1921

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WHAT HAPPENED TO RHINELAND

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DEMILITARIZED (WEAPONS AND ARME FORCE NOT ALLOWED)

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UNION OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA (FORBIDDEN)

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ANSCHLUSS

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Mandate

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The colony of a losing country put under the
protection of the League of Nations but
administered by a winning ally eg Palestine (UK)

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Hyperinflation

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This occurred in Germany in 1923 after the French
and Belgians occupied the Ruhr because the Germans
failed to pay reparations.

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LAND GAINED BY GREECE

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SMYRNA

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LAND GAINED BY BELGIUM

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MALMEDY AND EUPEN

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LAND GAINED BY DENMARK

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SCHLESWEG

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TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK

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Treaty in which Russia lost substantial territory to the Germans. This ended Russian participation in the war (March 1918).

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TURKEY NATIONALIST LEADER

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MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK

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Banned for Germany by Treaty of Versailles (MILITARY)

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Tanks, submarines, heavy artillery, conscription, airforce, troops in Rhineland

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ALSACE LORRAINE

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Land given back to France who had lost it in 1870 in Franco Prussian war

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Why were the Germans so bitter?

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M: Military restrictions: too much. No other country disarmed. Blow to national pride.
Can’t defend themselves in future
W: War guilt. War was government’s fault and all counties to blame to some extent
R: Reparations. Too much?
L: Lost land to enemies. Germany split into two
F: Fourteen points. Self determination ignored for Germany
D: Dictat. Not allowed to discuss

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Why did the allies feel that they could punish Germany

so severely?

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Germany lost.
Germany would have been equally harsh if had won.
German treatment of Russia in Brest-Litovsk.
Someone had to pay for damage.
Germany had resources to do it despite losses at Versailles.

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What military restrictions were put on Germany?

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No conscription
Army of 100,000
No planes, tanks, submarines, heavy artillery
Small navy
Rhineland demilitarised
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What territorial losses did Germany have?

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All colonies: became mandates under supervision of League of Nations
Alsace – Lorraine returned to France
Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium
Schlesweg to Denmark
The Saar to France for 15 years
Polish Corridor to Poland
Not allowed to unite (Anschluss) with Austria

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HOW MUCH PAY FOR REPARATIONS

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£6,600 million

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5 MAIN TERMS OF TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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  • WAR GUILT
  • REPARATIONS
  • GERMAN TERRITORIES AND COLONIES
  • GERMANY’S ARMED FORCES
  • LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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WHY UK NOT HAPPY W TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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-Was concerned about effect on German economy:
trading partner
-Concerned that Germany might want revenge

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WHY FRANCE NOT HAPPY W TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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  • Felt Germany had not been punished enough
  • Worried that Germany could still attack them
  • Wanted Germany totally broken up
  • Wanted more compensation
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WHY USA NOT HAPPY W TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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  • Felt Germany punished too harshly

- Some of 14 points ignored eg freedom of the seas, colonies being allowed to chose own government

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WHY ITALY NOT HAPPY WITH TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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  • Felt had suffered greatly during World War One
  • Did not get land promised to them in Treaty of London 1915
  • Orlando walked out
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EFFECTS OF WW1 ON EUROPE

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  • ECONOMIES WEAKENED
  • LAND DESTROYED
  • BITTERNESS
  • CIVILIANS AFFECTED
  • MONEY SPENT
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LLOYD-GEORGE’S PRESSURES

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  • BRITAIN WANTED BIG PUNISHMENT FOR GERMANY
  • BRITAIN WANTED GERMANY TO HAVE LESS THAN NOTHING
  • BRITAIN WANTED TO SQUEEZE EVERYTHING OUT OF GERMANY
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CLEMENCEAU WANTS

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  • AGREED W AIM FOR PEACE/JUSTICE
  • CRIPPLE GERMANY SO NO MORE ATTACKS
  • DISARMAMENT
  • REPARATIONS–BIG
  • WAR GUILT
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PRESSURES ON CLEMENCEAU

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  • FRENCH WANTED TO CRIPPLE GERMANY AND MAKE FRANCE MORE POWERFUL THAN HER.
  • POINCARÉ WANTED GERMANY BOKEN INTO SMALLER STATES.
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WILSON WANTS

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  • NOT TOO HARSH
  • STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY IN DEFEATED COUNTRIES
  • SELF DETERMINATION
  • LEAGUE OF NATIONS FOR LASTING PEACE
  • 14 POINTS
  • REFUSED TO CANCEL DEBTS OWED TO USA BY BRITAIN AND ALLIES
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PRESSURES WILSON

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  • US PUBLIC DONT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN EUROPE
  • SAID HE WOULDNT JOIN WAR– PUBLIC NOT HAPPY
  • ELECTIONS COMING UP– RE-ELECTED?
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DATE TREATY OF VERSAILLES SIGNED

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28TH JUNE 1919

53
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SAARLAND

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(COAL MINES) GIVEN TO FRANCE BUT RULED BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS FOR 15 YEARS, THEN PLEBISCITE HELD. 1935 WAS GIVEN BACK TO GERMANY

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PLEBISCITE

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WHEN U ASK PEOPLE OF A REGION WHO THEY WANT TO BE RULED BY.

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GERMANY SPLIT– NAME OF EAST?

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EAST PRUSSIA

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GERMANY SPLIT BY WHAT?

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POLISH CORRIDOR

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WHY GERMANY ANGRY (6 REASONS)

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MILITARY, WAR GUILT, REPARATIONS, DIKTAT, 14 POINTS, LAND LOST.

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WHY GERMANY ANGRY ABOUT 14 POINTS

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  • NOT TREATED EQUALLY– ONLY GERMAN DISARM AND NO SELF DETERMINATION.
  • CLAIM MAIN REASON THEY SURRENDERED WAS 14 POINTS.
  • INSULTED THEY WEREN’T INVITED TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
  • EVERYTHING HARSHER ON GERMANY
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WHY GERMANY ANGRY ABOUT LAND LOST?

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  • LOST COALFIELDS AND FARMLAND
  • LOST 10% OF LAND IN EUROPE
  • LOST ALL OVERSEAS COLONIES
  • LOSS OF POWER
  • “HOW PAY REPARATIONS IF TAKEN LAND?”
  • BLOW TO PRIDE
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WHY GERMANY ANGRY ABOUT MILITARY?

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  • 100,000 MEN
  • NO CONSCRPITION
  • NO AIR FORCE
  • 6 SHIPS
  • PRIDE HURT
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WHY GERMANY ANGRY ABOUT DIKTAT?

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  • HAD NO CHOICE– WAS IMPOSED ON THEM
  • NO ONE ASKED THEIR OPINION
  • BIG 3 MADE DECISIONS AND DICTATED THE SETTLEMENT TO GERMANY
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WHY GERMANY ANGRY ABOUT WAR GUILT?

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  • ALL BLAME ON GERMANY
  • ARTICLE 231
  • FELT BLAME SHOULD BE SHARED
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WHY GERMANY ANGRY ABOUT REPARATIONS?

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  • WAR GUILT LED TO THIS
  • ECONOMY WEAKENED
  • CANNOT AFFORD
  • WERE IN DEBT
  • WERE NOT HAPPY WITH PRICE SETTLED IN 1921 OF 6,600 MILLION POUNDS
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EFFECTS OF TREATY OF VERSAILLES ON GERMANY?

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- POLITICAL PROBLEMS
ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION (1920), FOREIGN MINISTER ASSASINATED (1922), HITLER ATTEMPTED TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT (1923), MORE ATTEMPTED ASSASINATIONS.

-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
PAYING REPARATIONS…FAILED TO MEET DEADLINE SO FRENCH AND BELGIANS INVADED RUHR… TOOK WHAT GERMANY OWED THEM IN GOODS.
WORKERS ON STRIKE, HYPER-INFLATION,ETC.

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