Conflict and Tension - Green Book Flashcards

1
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Article number where Germany accepted war guilt

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231

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2
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Amount of reparations Germany had to pay

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6.6 billion

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3
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Amount of battleships Germany were allowed

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6

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4
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Three military things Germany could not have

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Submarines
Air Force
Tanks

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5
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Percent of land Germany lost

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13

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6
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Who got Alsace Lorraine

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France

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7
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Who got Eupen and Malmedy

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Belgium

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8
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The secretariat

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Work and administration

Kept records and made reports

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9
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The council

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4 temporary members
Met 3 times a year
Contained uk France Italy Japan- Germany from 1926

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10
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The assembly

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Each member had a vote
Debated in Geneva
only met once a year

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11
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Why did moussolini want Abyssinia

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Italy in bad state after ww1
Knew LofN wouldn’t stop him
Failed to invade previous- restore Italian pride
Natural resources
Invasion would be easy as it is surrounded by Italian colonies

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12
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What did Britain do to help Manchuria

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Commission of inquiry and Lytton report however it was ineffective

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13
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What was Britain’s attitude towards Manchuria invasion

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Japan had overreacted and should not have invaded

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14
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Why didn’t Britain help Manchuria

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In massive depression

Labour government didn’t want to go to war

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15
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Who invaded Manchuria

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Japan

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16
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Who invaded Abyssinia

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Moussolini/ Italy

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17
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The league wanted to improve conditions of this

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Working

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18
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League wanted this to be more safe

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Transport and worldwide road safety

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19
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Where was the league based

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Switzerland

20
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Big 3

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Great Britain
France
USA

21
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British ruler 1919

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Loyd George

22
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French Leader 1919

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Clemenceau

23
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American Leader 1919

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Woodrow Wilson

24
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What word did Germany use to describe the league

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Diktat

25
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What did the USA refuse to join

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League of Nations - despite it being Wilson’s idea

26
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What TofV term were Britain happy about

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Germany giving up colonies because it meant Britain gained colonies

27
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What terms were the french unhappy about

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Reparations- wanted 180 billion
Army- felt vulnerable to German attack- 100,000 was too many
Wanted Saar forever not only 15 years

28
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What TofV term were Britain unhappy about

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Reparations- lost Germany as a trading partner

Worried about another war

29
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What was the Paris peace conference?

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January 1919, representatives from 32 winning countries met to discuss peace after the war. The discussions were lead by David loyd George (uk), George Clemenceau (France) and Woodrow Wilson(USA)

30
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What did Clemenceau/ France want from the treaty of Versailles

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  • Germany had fought on French land and destroyed French infrastructure. France suffered the most deaths.
  • Wanted to cripple Germany so they couldn’t attack again. eg. Reduce armed forces and German border pushed back to the Rhine in east Germany to make France less vulnerable to attack
  • needed money to rebuild France
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What did Loyd George/ Britain want from the treaty of Versailles

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Wanted revenge for soldiers who died in trenches but not too much as he didn’t want Germany to start another war
Keep Germany strong enough to be a trading partner
Gain German colonies to grow British Empire
Reduce Germany’s navy to stop it being a threat to Britain’s

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What did Wilson/ USA want from the treaty of Versailles

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No fighting took place on American soil and USA made money by selling weapons to the Allies therefore didn’t want revenge- didn’t want Germany to start another war
Proposed the League of Nations and made the 14 points

33
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What happened to Danzig?

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Under League of Nations control

34
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British reaction to the Treaty of Versailles

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Fair but think it could have been harsher as most people had lost relatives in the trenches
Loyd George welcomed as a hero

35
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French reaction to the Treaty of Versailles

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Pleased about the Rhineland, reparations, and having control of the Saar coal fields for 15 years

Angry as they wanted the Saar forever, more reparations, no German army

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America’s reaction to the Treaty of Versailles

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Thought it was unfair, making Britain and France rich at the cost of Germany
Wanted a fair treaty that made peace in future but felt they had got the opposite

37
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German reaction to the Treaty of Versailles

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Shocked by its severity
Not allowed to negotiate terms so thought it was unfair
Most angry about article 231- accepting war guilt

38
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The treaty of St Germain- TERMS

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LAND

  • Austria lost land to Italy and Romania
  • Land was taken to create new states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
  • Poland which was also a new country, was given land too

REPARATIONS
- Austria told to pay reparations but the amount was never fixed

MILITARY RESTRICTIONS

  • 30,000 men in the army
  • no conscription
  • no navy

OTHER TERMS
- Austria forbidden from uniting with Germany

39
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When was the treaty of St Germain and who did it mainly affect?

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10 September 1919

Austria

40
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Impact of the Treaty of St Germain

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  • Italy agreed to join the war and help the allies in return for land in 1915. However, they were angry as they didn’t feel they had got enough land
  • Much Austrian industry was in land given to Czechoslovakia. This meant Austria lost a huge source of income and their economy collapsed in 1921
  • The new states formed were a mix of nationalities that often clashed
  • East Europe was now made of lots of small states, instead of one powerful empire
41
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The Treaty of Neuilly- TERMS

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LAND
-Bulgaria lost land to Yugoslavia, Greece and Romania. However, Bulgaria did gain some land from Turkey

REPARATIONS
- Bulgaria have to pay £100,000,000

MILITARY RESTRICTIONS

  • Bulgarian army limited to 20,000
  • No conscription
  • No Air Force
  • 4 battleships
42
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When was The Treaty of Neuilly and who did it mostly affect?

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27 November 1919

Bulgaria

43
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The Treaty of Trianon- TERMS

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LAND
- Hungarian land was lost to Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Austria

REPARATIONS

  • agreed that reparations should be set but the amount was never fixed
  • Hungarian economy collapsed so nothing was ever actually paid

MILITARY RESTRICTIONS

  • 30,000 men in the Hungarian army
  • No conscription
  • 3 patrol boats
44
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When was The Treaty of Trianon and who did it mainly affect?

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4 June 1920

Hungary

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The Treaty of Sèrves- TERMS

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LAND

  • Turkey lost land to Greece
  • In Europe, turkey lost all its land, except a small area around the capital of Constantinople
  • The Turkish (Ottoman) Empire was split up

MILITARY RESTRICTIONS

  • Turkish army restricted to 50,000 men
  • Navy restricted to 7 sail boats and 6 torpedo boats

OTHER TERMS

  • Turkish had controlled the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus straits, important waterways that connected the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, but the treaty says they must open these to other countries
  • The allies were allowed to keep troops in Turkey
46
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Impact of The Treaty of Sèvres

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  • the people of Turkey were so furious about the treaty that they revolted and overthrew the government
  • The new president threatened to fight the allies over the treaty. The British were not prepared to fight another war do they agreed to overwrite the treaty with the treaty of Lausanne