conflict and tension 1918-33 Flashcards
tofv, lofn
when was the tofv signed
1919
when did usa join ww1
1917
b r a t
blame reparations army territory
blame
germany had to accept repsonsibility for starting the war
article 231 - war guilt clause
reparations
germany had to pay £6.6 billion - estimated 1988 to pay back
army
limited to 100,000 men, no subs or tanks or planes
territory
10% of germany was taken, to form poland and czechoslovakia(rich in natural resources and defences)
no anschluss, 15 year ban on Saar coal mines, lost colonies lost alsalce lorraine
why was tofv fair- hypocritism
germany would have done the same thing, when they gave a treaty to russia, it was very harsh
brest-litovsk
why was tofv fair - civillians
they killed 6500 civillians in 4 months
why was tofv unfair - diktat
diktat - dictated peace
why was tofv unfair - treaty of sevres
britain changed turkey’s treaty - treaty of sevres to have no reparations and no army limit and thye got land.
why was tofv unfair - fear
germany had 6 million people scared of persection
effects of tofv - pride
no army
effects of tofv - reparations
crippled economy, lead to hyper inflation
big three
woodrow wilson usa georges clemenceau france david lloyd geoge britain
league of nations start
1920
who joined initially
britain france italy japan
why was russia not allowed to join
britain were suspicious of communist government
sanctions moral
appealing to humanity
sanctions economic
stoppping trade
sanctions military force
armies uniting as threat
failures of set up of lofn usa
usa werent there so undermined power
failures of set up of lofn leaving
japan italy germany eventually left
failures of set up of lofn vetos
big powers got vetos which opposed the idea of it being a democracy
failures of set up of lofn reliance
relied on goodwill and persuasion - had not army or force
corfu
successes of lofn
mussolini invaded greece because italian soldiers died, lofn said italy had to withdraw troops but greece had to pay compensation