History Flashcards
outside which city was the treaty of versailles written
paris
what year did ww1 end
1918
what were economic sanctions for the treaty
£6.6 billion
what were the military sanctions of the treaty
100,000 men in Army
15,000 sailors
6 battleships,
No planes, tanks +
submarines
Name the Big 3.
Georges Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Woodrow Wilson
Outline what USA wanted
from the treaty
LON
Self determination for all
nations
Freedom of the seas
Outline what France
wanted from the treaty
Punish Germany
Revenge
Money to rebuild
Outline what GB wanted
from the treaty.
Control of seas
Punish Germany
Reinstate trade with
Germany
Money as compensation
What was clause 231
also known as?
war guilt clause
Why did the USA not join
the LON?
Introduced a policy of
Isolationism
What word did the
Germans use to describe
the treaty?
Diktat
What were the aims of
the LON?
Cooperation between countries
Disarmament
Improve living/working
conditions
Tackle deadly diseases
What does LON stand for?
league of nations
Name the 4 countries
that made up the LON
council
Great Britain
France
Japan
Italy
What were the main terms
of the Treaty of
Versailles?
Guilt, Army reduced,
Reparations, Germany lost land,
no union with Austria
