Flawed Peace Flashcards

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Treaty of Versaille

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Ended World War I bud did not resolve land and ethnic issues

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War Guilt Cause

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Which forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I. Germany was required to make enormous reparation payments.

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Reparations

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A levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries. Reparations were levied on the Central Powers after World War I to compensate the Allies for some of their war costs.

The money expected to pay for WWI: 112 billion gold marks (US$26.35 billion)

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The Big Four

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Winning countries of WWI:

United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy

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League of Nations

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Pres. Wilson’s last point, his favorite, but America said “NO!” to an international group that would meet regularly to discuss world problems

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Fourteen Points

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President Wilson’s 14 ideas for peace and prevention

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self-determination

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Let each country freed from war determine their own type of government- it was assumed most countries would choose democracy. Not always.

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