Inter War Period Flashcards
Leader USA
Woodrow Wilson
Leader France
Georges Clemenceau
Leader Italy
Victorious Orlando
Plan USA president wanted to introduce
14 points programme
The name of the treaty
The treaty of Versailles
Leader of Russia before
Tsar Nicolas 2
Leader of Russia after
Lenin
Group set up to keep peace
League of Nations
Terms of treaty
Demilitarisation of the Rhineland Loss of territory Union with Austria banned (Anschluss) Armed forces reduced War guilt clause Reparations (compensation)
What the Germans said the treaty was
Diktat
Name of union between Germany and Austria
Anschluss
Reparations
Compensation
Why Germans annoyed
Germans said it was a diktat and did not have a say
They resented the war guilt clause and reparations
They thought war war was not all their fault
They believed their economy did have enough money for reparations
Germans were now living outside Germany
Why Italy annoyed
Did not get lan promised
USA problems
Senate rejected League of Nations
Problems after ww1
Many dead Spanish flu raging Many unemployed Food short Many worried communism would spread New country's set up(Romania Poland Yugoslavia Czechslovakia) disputes over boarders
How League of Nations organised
The assembly
Council of ministers
The secretariat
International court of justice
Aims of League of Nations
To promote international cooperation
To achieve international peace
Explain League of Nations a
Assembly
Every country represented
Unanimous
One vote
League of Nations ICJ
Decided legal disputes between country’s
League of Nations CM
Counsel of ministers
Main decision making body
Decision unanimous
Success of League of Nations
Solve dispute between Sweden and Finland
Failures
Japanese invade chines province (manchira)
Italians attacked Ethiopia
Germany ( hitler)broke treaty of Versailles several times
Could not solve major problems
Big country’s Japan,Germany,Italy did not listen
Why fail League of Nations
America not in it Germany Russia left
The decision in assembly and council of ministers were unanimous but took too long slowed down operation of the league
Had no army
Economic Sanctions and boycotts did not work because country’s easily broke them
Leader of England
Lloyd George
Lennie party
Bolshevik party