Flawed Peace Flashcards
Treaty of Versaille
Ended World War I bud did not resolve land and ethnic issues
War Guilt Cause
Which forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I. Germany was required to make enormous reparation payments.
Reparations
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)
The Big Four
Winning countries of WWI:
United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy
League of Nations
Pres. Wilson’s last point, his favorite, but America said “NO!” to an international group that would meet regularly to discuss world problems
Fourteen Points
President Wilson’s 14 ideas for peace and prevention
self-determination
Let each country freed from war determine their own type of government- it was assumed most countries would choose democracy. Not always.