Chapter 1 Flashcards
Georges Clemenceau
French President
David Lloyd-George
UK Prime minister
Woodrow Wilson
US President
National self-determination
Every person should be able to decide what country they live in
reparations
compensation money
open diplomacy
no more secret treaties
demilitarised
no troops or equipment
Diktat
Following orders by someone
Dictate of Versailles (German)
Munich / Beerhall Putsch
attempted over throw of the government
Hyperinflation
German printed money on paper which was worth next to nothing
Young Plan
reduced leftover reparations to $2 billion
Stresemann Years
roaring 20’s in Germany
successor states
countries formed from previous countries or colonies
mandate states
taken care of by other countries
scuttling
intentionally sinking a ship so it doesn’t fall into enemy hands