history unit 1 & 2 Flashcards
June 28th, 1914
world war 1 begins
November 11th, 1918
world war 1 ends
June 28th, 1919
Treaty of Versailles signed
June 28th, 1920
league of nations formed
January 30th, 1933
Hitlers natzi party takes control of Germany
August, 1934
Hitler declared dictator of Germany
September 1934
world war 2 begins
what was the international conference on germanys punishment for ww1 called?
The Paris peace conference
who are the big three
Woodrow Wilson (america) Georges Clemenceau (France) David Lloyd George (Great Britain)
conditions of the t.o.v
redrawing the boarders
loss of territory and population
economic and political sanctions
forced acceptance of guilt
reparations of the t.o.v
all German business and property in other countries was confiscated
132 billion gold marks in reparations paid over 50 years
military restrictions
only allowed 6 battle ships
no Air Force or submarines
army was only allowed 100,000 men
territory
germany lost all colonies
they lost 13% of their territory and 12% of its population
diktat meaning
is a harsh penalty or settlement imposed upon a defeated by the victor and often the defeated have no say in the punishment.
stab in the back myth
Germany believed that the socialist had stabbed the German army in the back betraying Germany by making peace with the allies
George clémenceau (French)
George got exactly what he wanted from Germany
George was uncompromising and had a dominating personality
where was the Paris peace conference held
Verallises
David Lloyd George (British)
wanted germanys navy demolished
was scared to punish Germany to harshly in fear for future revenge
he wanted to protect the future of war
Woodrow Wilson (america)
he was against crippling Germany
he created the fourteen points which were ahead of his time
formed the league of nations
germanys response to the treaty
They felt the German citizens were being punished for a war thaw didn’t want
their pride as a nation was destroyed
economic hardship as they had to pay for other countries to be refurbished while they were in ruins
world war 2 start and end
1939 - 1945
world war 1 start and end
1914 - 1918
the league of nations
was formed to prevent war and settle problems
how many clauses was in the t.o.v
440
what was discussed at the Paris peace conference
who was to blame and how should they be punished
who should pay for the cost of repairs of damage caused by the war
what should happen to the land and colonies of the defeated nations
what should be done to prevent wars
may 1919
the treaty was finished
what happened if Germany didn’t accept the diktat
the allies threatened to invade Germany if they did not accept the peace treaty
dictatorship
A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator
how long did the Paris peace conference take // t.ov
5 months
armistice
signed at 11 on the 11 of November 18
an agreement between opposing sides in a war to temporarily cease hostilities
