Chapter 3, Impact of the treaty Flashcards
why couldn’t everyone get what they wanted (5)
- Europe was unstable after the war
- the US senate wouldn’t let the isolationist America join the league of nations
- Wilson and Lloyd George disagreed over the original terms of the armistice
- had to keep promises to allies
- different aims
why was Europe unstable after the war (3)
- every politician was trying to get reelected
- anti German propaganda caused apathy
- diffusion of the Austro-Hungarian empire and the ottoman empire left Hungary and Austrian economies ruined
British reaction to the treaty (3)
- hatred at Germany for lives lost and due to anti German propaganda
- thought it was fair and could be harsher
- Lloyd George hailed as a hero
French reactions to the treaty (4)
- furious
- thought it should be harsher
- Clemenceau voted out
- liked gaining the saar
USA reaction to the treaty (3)
- weren’t as angry in the first place
- too harsh
- US senate didn’t approve
USA reaction to the treaty (3)
- weren’t as angry in the first place
- too harsh
- US senate didn’t approve
German objections to the treaty (7)
- hated the war guilt clause
- didn’t like the diktat
- lost 13% of their land resulting in 6 million germans no longer in Germany
- felt vulnerable
- felt undeserving as the Kaiser had left
- needed support
- felt stabbed in the back by the governments surrender
how was Austria treated after the war in the treaty of st germain (4)
- land went to czechoslovakia and yugoslavia
- no fixed reparations
- only 30,000 in army
- no anschluss
who was the treaty of st germain
austria
how was Bulgaria treated in after the war in the treaty of nevilly (3)
- land went to yugoslavia and greece
- £100 million in reparations
- only 20,000 in army
who was the treaty of nevilly
bulgaria
how was Hungary treated after the war in the treaty of trianon (3)
- land went to Romania, czechoslovakia, yugoslavia and Austria
- no fixed reparations
- only 30,000 in army
who was the treaty of trianon
Hungary
how were Turkey treated after the war in the treaty of sevres (4)
- split up Turkish empire across Europe
- no reparations
- only 50,000 in army
- open the dardanelles and bosphorus straits
who were the treaty of sevres
turkey
what is the treaty of lausanne
a replacement treaty for the treaty of sevres after the Turkish people revolted
impacts of Polands creation (4)
- germans in a new country
- Russia didn’t like their easter boarders
- poland had no natural barriers for defence
- Germany split by polish corridor which lead to weakening and resentment
