Germany- treaty of versailles Flashcards
what was the armistice
agreement to stop fighting. NOT surrender
when was the conference to settle peace terms and where
18 Jan 1919 at Versailles
when were Germans allowed to attend/ see peace terms
7 May 1919
when did the allies give germany an ultimatum and for how long to sign the ToV
16 June 1919 for 7 day
when was the Treaty of Versailles signed
28 June
what was a diktat
an order/ decree imposed by someone of power without popular consent
who left government after the treaty terms were revealed
Scheidemann
when did the reichstag vote to accept the treaty
22 June 1919
what percentage of world leaders showed up at the Conference
75%
who was in charge of each of the allied powers
Britain- David LLoyd George
France- Georges Clemenceau
USA- Woodrow Wilson
3 main aims of USA
- reduce armaments
- apply principle of self-determination
- create League of Nations
3 main aims of France
- annex Rhineland
- impose major disarmament
- heavy reperations to weaken
3 main aims of Britain
- guarantee naval supremacy
- keep communism at bay
- limit French demands out of fear weakening Germany would have huge implications for European economy
what happened to Germany’s colonies
all overseas territories removed
how many soldiers could germany have and what could they not produce
100k, tanks
how many men/battleships was the navy limited to
15k men, 6 battleships
what happened under Article 231
germany accepted guilt for starting war
how much did Germany have to pay in reperations
6.6 billion
who notably was put on trail for war crimes
the Kaiser
what is national self determination
nations being able to decide whether they govern themselves
what acronym can the consequences be put into
TRAWL
what was TRAWL
Territory
Reparations
Armed force
War guilt
League of Nations
who became chancellor after Scheidemann
Bauer
In Germany, how many voted for/against treaty
237 for, 138 against
who told Ebert resistance to treaty would be futile after who said to resist
Groener after Hindenburg said to resist
what was the policy of fulfilment
agreement to outwardly comply with terms of treaty whilst negotiating modifications to it
who were seen as the November criminals
politicians who now governed Germany as they had betrayed fatherland in dethroning Kaiser, signing armistice and accepting treaty
who saw politicians as the november criminals
right wing parties
