Conflict and tension Flashcards
What was the article 231
War guilt cause
Aims of George clemenceau
Land (including Alsace-Lorraine) and money
- Smaller German army
- Security on the border
- Revenge
Aims of David Lloyd George
- Germany to have a smaller navy than Britain
- Punishment (not too much though because he thought if they were treated too harshly they’d want revenge)
Aims of Woodrow Wilson
- Peace
- Had ideas for the future called ‘14 points’ (included League of Nations)
What was the appeasement?
The policy followed by Britain and France in the 1930s towards Hitler, giving him what he wanted to keep peace
Who was the big three
GEORGE CLEMENCEAU
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
WOODROW WILSON
What does demilitarised mean
A area where no one has troops or weapons!
What is a diktak? What does it mean
Term used in Germany to describe the Treaty of Versailles because Germany had no say in the terms of the treaty
What’s disarmament?
Getting rid of military forces and weapons
Economic sanctions ?
Deciding not to trade with a country as a punishment
What was the 14 points and who made it?
The proposals for a peace settlement made by President Wilson in January 1918 before the end of the First World War
League of Nations ?
The international organisation set up in 1919 intended to prevent future wars by solving disputes peacefully
Nazi- soviet pact?
The alliance between Germany and the USSR in August 1939 which made the Second World War almost inevitable
Reparations
Companies paid by Germany to France, Belgium, Britain and other states as a result of the First World War
What is the Sudetenland
Area of Czechoslovakia where most people spoke German
