Core Flashcards
Who were the big three of the Paris Peace Conference?
Georges Clemenceau, prime minister of France
Woodrow Wilson, president of the USA
David Lloyd George, prime minister of the UK
What was the atmosphere in Europe in 1919?
Bitter
The allied powers, especially Britain and France, were bitter from the damage Germany brought them
What were the other peace settlements of 1919-1920?
Treaty of St. Germain, 1919, Austria
Treaty of Neuilly, 1919, Bulgaria
Treaty of Trianon, 1920, Hungary
Treaty of Sevres, 1920, Turkey
What were the terms of the TOV regarding Germany?
Germany was to pay £6600 million pounds in reparations
Germany’s armed forces were strongly restricted
Overseas territories and colonies were to become Mandates of the League
Germany was to accept full guilt for WWI
Why did France and Britain dominate the League of Nations?
They were the main players of WWI
The two countries to join the League from the big three as the USA declined to join
Why didn’t the USA join the League of Nations?
The republicans won the 1920 election. Their policy was to remain isolated from European conflict.
What were the aims of the League of Nations?
To discourage aggression from any nation
To encourage countries to co-operate, especially in business and trade
The encourage disarmament
To improve living and working conditions of people in all parts of the world
What is a mandate?
Former territories and colonies of Germans given “independence” after WWI
They were ruled under the League
What did the Locarno Treaty of 1925 involve?
Germany accepted the borders with France and Belgium
Germany accepted that the Rhineland was to stay demilitarised
France and Germany agreed to settle future disputes through the League
In what year did Germany join the League of Nations?
1926
After the signing of the Locarno Treaty
What did the Kellogg-Briand pact of 1928 involve?
All parties were to condemn war as a means of solving international disputes
Nations agreed to keep their armies as self defence
How did the Vilna dispute of 1920 work?
The Polish and the Lithuanians fought over the new Lithuanian capital of Vilna
However it’s population was largely Polish
Though they were the aggressors, the Poles kept Vilna
How did the dispute of Upper Silesia of 1921?
Fought over by Germany and Poland, a plebiscite was organised for the Silesians to decide which country they wished to join.
The area was split into two; the industrial area to Germany and the rural areas to Poland
Who got the Aaland Islands in 1921?
Both Sweden and Finland wanted the islands but the League gave them to Finland
What was the Geneva Protocol of 1924?
It stated that all countries should go to the League to sort out disagreements. The countries would have to accept the League’s decision
It was largely a failure
