History Flashcards
Treaty of Versailles (Germany, 1919, 28th June)
Reparations (6,600,000), War-guilt clause, Banned from uniting with Austria, Army reduced to 10,000 men, no navy, no air force, 6 submarines, Demilitarization in Rhineland, Had to give away West Prussia, Alsace-Lorraine, Danzig, Memel, All overseas colonies given away to other countries
Treaty St.Germain (Austria,1919, 10th September)
Austro-Hungary was broken up, 30,000 men were to remain in the army (all volunteers), Conscription banned, Reparations, No access to sea, Lost Galicia to Poland
Treaty of Neuilly with Bulgaria (1919, 27th November)
Lost Territory to Greece, Lost territory to Romania, Lost Access to Agean, Army reduced 20,000 men, Forced to recognize the independence of Yugoslavia, Reparations
Treaty of Sevres (Turkey, 10th August, 1920)
Army limited to 50,700 men, Navy restricted, No air force, Ottoman Empire disbanded, recognizing the independence of Kingdom of Hejaz, Palestine and Iraq goes to Britain, Lebanon and Syria to France, Lost land to Greece and Italy, Reparations
Treaty of Trianon (Hungary, 4th June 1920)
Hungary lost 70% of its land, 30% population lost, Army limited to 35,00 men, Transylvania goes to Romania, Slovenia and Croatia goes to Yugoslavia, Reparations, Austro-Hungarian empire broken up
Woodrow Wilson
President of America, Made up the fourteen points, Thought Germany should not be punished harshly, wanted to achieve world peace
Lloyd George
Prime minister of Britain, Did not like Wilson, wanted Germany to lose its navy and colonies because they were a threat to Britain.
Georges Clemencau
Prime minister of France, Wanted to punish Germany as hard possible to maintain public appearance
Ruhr
When Ebert couldn’t pay reparations in time, some French men cause conflict on the border, 100,000 workers were expelled, and over 100 killed while the French raided villages for food in the region.
Hyperinflation
Money in Germany was printed out in such big amounts that the money lost its value and people didn’t how to get rid of it. They tried to use trade instead, money for starting fires etc.