Chapter 14 - Europe After WW1

Question 1

When was Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 1

28th of June 1919, in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles.

Question 2

What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 2

• Sign a ‘War Guilt’ clause admitting to starting the war
• Pay reparations of £6600 mil
• Alsace-Lorraine returned to France
• Land to Poland for a coastline. 1/10 population living abroad
• Army reduced to 100,000 men.
• Rhineland became demilitarised (between Fra, Ger & Bel)

Question 3

What was wrong with the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 3

• Defeated countries did not attend (“dictated peace” - Hitler
• Russia not invited
• Germans resented ‘War Guilt’. Did not believe it was just them.
• New countries e.g. Poland, had many races etc. => Problems
• Italy was promised gains (Treaty of London). Did not receive them

Question 4

What was the League of Nations?

Answer 4

An organisation set up by President Wilson (USA) after WW1 to keep the peace.

Question 5

What is Fascism?

Answer 5

A political movement threat emerged in Europe during the interwar years. Fascists believed in a dictatorship and extreme nationalism. They were anti-communist. Private ownership

Question 6

What is Communism?

Answer 6

A political system that believes the wealth of a country should be held in the hands of the state for the common good of the people. No private ownership

Question 7

How did Stalin rule?

Answer 7

• Iron fist
• Secret Police = KGB
• Prison Camps = Gulags