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Chapter 1:Were The Peace Treaties Of 1919-23 Fair? Flashcards

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  1. In what year was the Paris Peace Conference?
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As soon as WW1 came to an end in November 1918, plans were made for a Peace Conference in Paris in 1919

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  1. What were the six treaties that made up the Versailles Settlement?
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They produced a number of treaties known collectively as the Versailles Settlement

Treaty. Date. Country affected
Versailles. June 1919. Germany
Saint Germain. Sept 1919. Austria
Neuilly. Nov 1919. Bulgaria
Trianon. June 1920. Hungary
Sevres. August 1920. Turkey
Lausanne. June 1923. Turkey

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  1. Which major country was not invited?
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Soviet Russia was not invited

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  1. Were defeated powers allowed a say?
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defeated powers were allowed no say in negotiations

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  1. Which three countries dominated the Conference?
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The main peace-makers were France, Italy, USA, Britain and Japan. Of these, ‘The Big Three’ dominated USA , France and Britain

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  1. What was Clemenceau’s main aim?
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His main aim was to ensure the security of France.

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  1. Why was ensuring the security of France Clemenceau’s main aim?
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He wanted to weaken Germany to prevent that nation being a threat to European peace again. He feared an attack from Germany because they shared a common border without a natural frontier such as a river. France had been invaded by Prussia (which later joined with other states to form Germany) in 1870 and by Germany in August 1914.

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  1. Give one or more figure for the damage done to France during the war.
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France had suffered 1.4m military and 300,000 civilian deaths in the war as well as great damage to the land including the destruction of bridges, railways, towns and villages by the retreating German army in 1918.

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  1. List 6 specific demands Clemenceau had
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Clemenceau demanded:
• Disbanding most of Germany’s army, navy and air force
• Very high reparations
• The return of Alsace-Lorraine taken by Germany after the Franco-Prussian War
• Many German colonies to be handed to France
• The Rhineland to be made an independent state so France and Germany no longer shared a common border
• The Saar Basin to be transferred to France

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  1. What was Woodrow Wilson’s main aim?
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He was an idealist who wanted to make the ‘world safe for democracy’,

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  1. How many points did Woodrow Wilson have as his proposed basis for the peace?
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He had 14 points

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  1. Give two specific reasons why Woodrow Wilsons aims differed from Clemenceau’s
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He had different motives to Clemenceau partly because:

  • The US had not declared war before April 1917 and wasn’t fully involved until 1918
  • The USA had relatively light casualties of 100,000 men and less than 800 civilians and no territorial damage
  • The war had provided good business for US manufacturers, merchants and financiers
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  1. Give 5 specific examples of Woodrow Wilson’s aims
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  • Open diplomacy and no secret treaties (as had caused WW1, in his view)
  • Disarmament for all states to a level just enough to keep basic defence
  • Self-determination, allowing national football groups such as Slavs, Czechs and Poles to form independent states
  • A general association, or League, of nations
  • Settlement of colonial disputes taking the interests of colonial populations into account
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  1. Give four specific examples of his aims
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  1. Give five particular examples of why David Lloyd George began wanting harsh peace terms
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  • Britain had suffered attacks on her mainland to Yorkshire coastal towns in 1914 and Zeppelin raids on London, Edinburgh and elsewhere, 1915-18
  • 900,000 military and 100,000 civilian deaths
  • Britain’s economy, especially exports, had been severely disrupted
  • Britain was concerned about France’s eastern frontier which was effectively Britain’s outer defence
  • The public demanded vengeance. Lloyd George promised this in the general election of November 1918, saying Germany should pay the full cost of war and Britain should be given many German colonies
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  1. Give five reasons why Lloyd George changed to wanting more moderate (less harsh) terms
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  • He came to realise that the future economic well-being of Britain depended largely on the economic revival of Europe which in turn depended on the revival of Germany, previously Britain’s most important European customer
  • If Germany was deprived of the Rhineland, where much of its industry was located, it wouldn’t be wealthy enough to buy British goods on the same scale as before
  • High reparations would deprive Germany of money that could be invested
  • A weak Germany would provide an inadequate barrier against the spread of communism
  • A very harsh treaty would lead to intense grievance and attempts to overturn it
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  1. Give three examples of ways Lloyd George influenced Clemenceau
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He persuaded Clemenceau to:

  • Abandon the idea of an independent Rhineland
  • Abandon the idea of naming a definite and very high figure for reparations
  • Abandon the idea that the Saar Basin be transferred to France
  • Abandon the idea that Danzig be handed to Poland
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  1. What else did Lloyd George fear if Germany was made too weak?
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Lloyd George had also been motivated by wanting to stop France becoming too strong – Britain could remain a world power if the balance of power in Europe was maintained

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  1. What was Article 231?
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War Guilt Clause (Article 231) – Germany and her allies had to accept total responsibility for starting the war

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  1. What were reparations?
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Reparations – Germany had to accept liability for reparations with the amount to be decided later by a Reparations Commission (in 1921 a figure of £6,600m was set)

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  1. Give 5 examples of military restrictions placed on Germany.
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  • German army restricted to 100,000 men, with no conscription
  • No tanks, armoured vehicles or heavy artillery
  • No military or naval air force allowed
  • Navy restricted to six battleships, 12 destroyers, six light cruisers, 12 torpedo boats, no submarines
  • The Rhineland to become a demilitarised zone with no German troops or fortifications. An Allied army of occupation on the west bank of the Rhine for 15 years
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  1. Give five examples of territories taken from Germany and given to other countries
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  • Germany to lose all colonies in Africa and the Far East
  • Alsace and Lorraine to be returned to France
  • Eupen, Malmedy and Moresnet to be transferred to Belgium
  • Northern Schleswig to be transferred to Denmark
  • West Prussia, Posen and parts of Upper Silesia to be transferred to Poland
  • Hultschin to be transferred to Czechoslovakia
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  1. What decision was made about the Saar Basin?
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The Saar Basin to be administered by the League of Nations for 15 years. A plebiscite would then be held to decide its future. Profits of its coal mines were to go to France

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  1. What happened regarding the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk imposed by Germany on Russia was cancelled. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were taken from Germany and established as independent states

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  1. What union in particular was forbidden?
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Union between Germany and Austria was forbidden

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  1. What decision was made about Germany and the League of Nations?
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• Germany had to accept the Covenant of the League of Nations although she wasn’t allowed to join at first

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  1. Give three reasons why Germany objected to the Treaty.
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Germany’s general objection was that it was too harsh.
Many felt Germany was being punished twice over – they had to pay reparations, but were being deprived of the resources such as coal and iron ore needed to pay them.
Germany also objected that the war was a ‘Diktat’, or a dictated peace.

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  1. Which new body did many German people blame for signing the Treaty of Versailles?
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Weimar German Government signed the treaty under duress. Although they had little option but to sign it, doing so made them instantly unpopular. It was a symbol of humiliation and dishonour that they had agreed to

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  1. What happened after Germany failed to pay the second instalment of reparations in 1922?
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Germany paid the first instalment of £100m in 1921, but failed to pay in 1922. The French and Belgians decided to take direct action by invading and occupying the Ruhr, Germany’s most valuable industrial area, to seize coal and other resources to the value of the missed payments.

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  1. What complaint did Germany have about the disarmament clauses?
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Germany objected about the disarmament clauses in particular because they claimed 100,000 soldiers was not enough for border defence and it would be difficult to deal with revolts and uprisings.

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  1. Give three examples of how Germany felt Wilson’s 14 Points had not been followed
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  • Reparations were not mentioned in the Fourteen Points
  • Wilson had proposed disarmament and an assembly of nations, but only defeated powers were disarmed and Germany were not allowed to join the League of Nations.
  • The Fourteen Points stressed self-determination, yet in the treaty this didn’t apply to Austria, Alsace-Lorraine or the Saar Basin (for 15 years)
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  1. What four general points applied to each of the treaties with Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey?
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  • A war guilt clause
  • An obligation to pay reparations
  • Reduction in armaments
  • Acceptance of the Covenant of the League of Nations
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  1. Give 4 specific points of the Treaty of St Germain with Austria
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  • The new Republic of Austria had to accept the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • Austria had to recognise the independence of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Poland
  • Territory from the former Empire was transferred to Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Italy and Romania
  • Union between Austria and Germany was forbidden
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  1. Give three specific points of the Treaty of Trianon with Hungary
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  • Hungary to accept the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • Hungary had to recognise the independence of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia
  • Territory from the former Empire was transferred to Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania
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  1. Give two specific points of the Treaty of Neuilly with Bulgaria
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  • Bulgaria had to recognise the independence of Yugoslavia

* Bulgaria lost territory to Greece, Yugoslavia and Romania

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  1. Give three specific points of the Treaty of Sevres with Turkey
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  • Turkey had to recognise the independence of the Kingdom of Hejaz (which later became part of Saudi Arabia) and Armenia
  • Turkey’s provinces in the Middle East were given to Britain and France
  • Turkey lost territory to Greece and Italy
  • The Dardanelles Strait became an international waterway
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  1. Give 5 specific points of the Treaty of Lausanne with Turkey
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  • Turkey confirmed the loss of its provinces in the Middle East
  • Turkey received back most of its European territory
  • The Dardanelles Strait was returned to Turkish sovereignty
  • Restrictions on armed forces were removed
  • Turkey was no longer to pay reparations
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  1. Give an example of a view that the overall Versailles Settlement was too harsh
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Those who thought the Versailles Settlement was too harsh
E.g.
‘The criminal madness of this peace will drain Germany’s national life-blood. It is a shameless blow in the face of common sense. It is inflicting the deepest wounds on us Germans as our world lies in wreckage about us.’
From a speech made by a member of the German Reichstag in 1919

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  1. Give an example of a view that the overall Versailles Settlement was not harsh enough
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  1. Those who thought it wasn’t harsh enough
    E.g.
    ‘This is not a peace treaty, it is an armistice for twenty years.’
    Frenchman Marshal Foch at the signing of the Treaty, 1919
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  1. Give an example of a view that the overall Versailles Settlement was fair
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  1. Those who thought it was fair
    E.g.
    ‘ … empires cannot be shattered and new states raised upon their ruins without disturbance. To create new boundaries is always to create new troubles … While I should have preferred a different peace, I doubt whether it could have been made.’
    Edward M House, a US diplomat, June 1919
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  1. Create a single page mind-map to represent main points from numbers 1-39.
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