Aftermath Of WW1 Flashcards
Why did the US want to remain isolated?
-Didn’t want more dead soldiers from wars thousands of miles away
-Afraid of massive costs of wars in the future
What did the US do to encourage isolationism?
-Rejected the Treaty of Versailles
-Fordney McCumber Tariff which was a tax on foreign goods making them more expensive
Why did the US want to reduce immigration?
-Fear of foreign people after the war
-Feared they would take jobs at lower wages
-Feared new political ideas like Communism
How did the US reduce immigration?
•Immigration Quota Act 1921:
-357,000 allowed per year
-Literacy test
What were the results of Americas isolationism?
-Became economically and politically isolated
-Immigration levels reduced
-Damaged world peace as the US failed to join the League of Nations
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed,what was it suppose to do and what did it end up doing?
-June 28 1919
-Suppose to ensure lasting peace by punishing Germany and setting up the League of Nations to solve diplomatic problems
-Left a legacy of political and geological difficulties which is often blamed for starting WW2
When did Germany and the allies sign the armistice?
November 11 1918
Who were the ‘Big Three’ and what did they want from the treaty?
-Woodrow Wilson(US president): ‘Fair and lasting peace’ and wanted his Fourteen points implemented to achieve this. He wanted the armed forces of all nations reduced even the winners and the League of Nations created to ensure peace.
-Georges Clemenceau(French Prime Minister): Wanted Germany to pay including being stripped of land, industry and armed forces. Also wanted heavy reparations.
-Llyod George(British Prime Minister): Agreed with Woodrow Wilson but was affected by public opinion which agreed with Clemenceau.
What were the terms of the treaty in terms of territory?
-Alsace Lorraine, captured by Germany in 1870, was returned to France
-The Saar which was a important German coalfield given to France for 15 years after which ownership would be determined by a plebiscite
-Poland became independent cutting Germany in two
-Danzig a major port in East Prussia (Germany) was under international rule
-All German and Turkish colonies taken away to Allied control
-Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Czechoslovakia made independent
-Austria-Hungary spilt up and Yugoslavia was created
What were the terms of the treaty in terms of Arms(Armies)?
-The left of the Rhine was to be occupied by Allied forces and the right bank demilitarised
-German army cut to 100,000 men
-Wartime weapons were to be scrapped
-German navy cut to 6 ships and 0 submarines
-Germany banned from a air force
-A Anschluss (union) between Germany and Austria was banned
What were the terms of the treaty in terms of reparations and guilt?
-Germany had to accept total guilt for the war
-Germany had to pay £6,600 million ($12,499,106.40 Australian Dollar) in composition
What were the terms of the treaty in terms of the League of Nations?
-A League of Nations was to be created to prevent further world conflict. The League’s home was in Geneva, Switzerland. It was based on a covenant, a set of rules which all members agreed to follow.
-Aims: to discourage aggression; to encourage co-operation in business and trade; to encourage nations to disarm and to improve living and working conditions of people in the world.
-The most important aspect of the covenant was Article 10 – which translates to collective security. Members would act together to prevent war and defend all nations.
What influenza pandemic started between 1918-1920
The ‘Spanish flu’
