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Article number where Germany accepted war guilt

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231

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Amount of reparations Germany had to pay

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6.6 billion

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Amount of battleships Germany were allowed

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6

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Three military things Germany could not have

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Submarines
Air Force
Tanks

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Percent of land Germany lost

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13

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Who got Alsace Lorraine

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France

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Who got Eupen and Malmedy

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Belgium

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The secretariat

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Work and administration

Kept records and made reports

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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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The assembly

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

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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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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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What was Britain’s attitude towards Manchuria invasion

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Japan had overreacted and should not have invaded

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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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Who invaded Manchuria

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Japan

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Who invaded Abyssinia

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Moussolini/ Italy

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The league wanted to improve conditions of this

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Working

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League wanted this to be more safe

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Transport and worldwide road safety

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Where was the league based

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Switzerland

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Big 3

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Great Britain
France
USA

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British ruler 1919

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Loyd George

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French Leader 1919

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Clemenceau

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American Leader 1919

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Woodrow Wilson

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What word did Germany use to describe the league

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What did the USA refuse to join
League of Nations - despite it being Wilson’s idea
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What TofV term were Britain happy about
Germany giving up colonies because it meant Britain gained colonies
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What terms were the french unhappy about
Reparations- wanted 180 billion Army- felt vulnerable to German attack- 100,000 was too many Wanted Saar forever not only 15 years
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What TofV term were Britain unhappy about
Reparations- lost Germany as a trading partner | Worried about another war
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What was the Paris peace conference?
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)
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What did Clemenceau/ France want from the treaty of Versailles
- 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
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
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
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What happened to Danzig?
Under League of Nations control
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British reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
Fair but think it could have been harsher as most people had lost relatives in the trenches Loyd George welcomed as a hero
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French reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
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
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
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German reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
Shocked by its severity Not allowed to negotiate terms so thought it was unfair Most angry about article 231- accepting war guilt
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The treaty of St Germain- TERMS
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
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When was the treaty of St Germain and who did it mainly affect?
10 September 1919 | Austria
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Impact of the Treaty of St Germain
- 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
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The Treaty of Neuilly- TERMS
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
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When was The Treaty of Neuilly and who did it mostly affect?
27 November 1919 | Bulgaria
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The Treaty of Trianon- TERMS
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
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When was The Treaty of Trianon and who did it mainly affect?
4 June 1920 | Hungary
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The Treaty of Sèrves- TERMS
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
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Impact of The Treaty of Sèvres
- 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

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