The Versaille Moment 1919-1931 Flashcards
(7 cards)
What is The Armistice and what was its impacts?
November 11, 1918: The Armistice
- Military Concession
- German Withdrawal
- Alsace Lorraine returned to France
- Clear Rhineland of German Troops
What is the hope vs the reality of the armistice
Hope - Peace based on the Fourteen Points
Reality - Germany left in ruins
Who is Erich Lundendorff and Paul Von Hindeburg and how’d they impact germany?
- Shifted blame of defeat to civilian leaders
- Handed over authority in october 1918
- Lundendorff fled to sweden and returned in 1920 to support nationalism
What were the fourteen points and why were they bad?
- Open Treaties
- Freedom of commerce and trade
- Reduction of armaments
- Fair adjustment of colonial claims
- National Self determination
- Formation of League of Nation
Challenges - France and Britain prioritize National Security and Interests
- Self determination inconsistently applied (Rights to democracy)
- Creation of Poland…
U.S senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
What was the German perspective of the Fourteen points?
- Defeated, Excluded from negotiations, Forced to wait, Uninvited but summoned, Accept or Reject (Dictated Peace)
What were the Terms Of Treaty of Versailles?
- Loss of 13% of its territory and loss of 10% of its population
- New states: The collapse of the Empire led to creation of poland, Czechoslovakia
- Military Terms
Restricted to 100,000 troops - Economic Terms
Set at 5 billion in 1919, finalized ar 32 billion in 1921 - Moral Term
Article 231 (War guilt clause) Signing: Under threat of continued blockade and potential war, Germany signed treaty on June 28th 1919, in the hall of mirrors at Versailles
What was the overall perspective of the treaty of versaille?
It was the best peace at the time because of public demands for justice and a complicated task of creating a united europe, there was no hindsight and lacked insight of the failure of the league of nations. Flawed but understandable peace.
