Info on Treaty of St. Germain

Question 1

When?

Answer 1

1919

Question 2

What country did it affect?

Answer 2

Austria

Question 3

Give an overview of the treaty

Answer 3

-By the time the delegates met at Versailles, the people of Austria-Hungary had already broken away from the empire and were setting up their own states in accordance with the principle of self-determination.

-The conference had no choice but to agree to this situation and suggest minor changes.

Question 4

Military and economic changes after Treaty of St. Germain

Answer 4

-Austrian armed forces were reduced to 30,000 men. Austria had to pay reparations to the Allies, and by 1922 it was virtually bankrupt and the League of Nations took over its financial affairs.

-Anschluss (union with Germany) was forbidden

Question 5

Territorial changes

Answer 5

-Austria was separated from Hungary and reduced to a small landlocked state consisting of only 25% of its pre-war area.

-It became a republic of 7 million people, which many nicknamed ‘the tadpole state’ due to its shape and size.

-Austria lost Dalmatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina

Question 6

Historiography

Answer 6

Malcolm Bullock:
-The terms of the Treaty produced a feeling of complete hopelessness over the whole country.

-He emphasizes the devastating impact of the territorial changes

Question 7

Impacts of the Treaty

Answer 7

Austria suffered economic collapse by 1922 and created a power vacuum in this part of Europe, becoming an easy target for German domination.