Inter war years Flashcards
What happened in 1918
World War One ended
Who was in charge of Germany during World War One?
Kaiser willhelm II
Who thought of the Treaty of Versailles?
Britain, France, America
What was the treaty of Versailles?
It was the treaty for Germany after World War One
Who were the Big Three?
Lloyd George(Britain), Clemonseu (France), Woodrow Wilson(USA)
What did Germany have to pay as reparations?
6.6 billon
What military sanctions were their?
No Air Force, no tanks, no submarines
100,000 men in the army
The Rhineland was demilitarised
What land did Germany lose because of the Treaty of Versailles?
Upper Silesia
Alsace
Lorraine
The Rhineland was demilitarised
Name three reasons why the Treaty of Versailles was unfair
The reparations
The military sanctions
The war guilt clause
The loss of land
Name three reasons why the Treaty of Versailles was not unfair
Germany was the main aggressor and deserved to be blamed for the World War One
By having the military sanctions there would be less threat of another war
The land lost had given people to start over again
The damage after the war was very expensive but Germany dealt most of that damage.
In what year did Germany stop paying Reparations?
In 1923
What did France do in 1923?
Invaded the Rhur
What did Germany do to combat France invading the Rhur?
They called a general strike
What happened in 1923?
Hyperinflation
What is Hyperinflation?
It is when a country has printed so much money that the value of the currency goes so far down that the country has a economic collapse
In 1924 who was the chancellor?
Gustav Stresemann
In 1924 what did Gustav Stesemann do?
He set the Dawes plan in motion
What is the Dawes plan?
Loans from the USA to help pay reparations
Why was 1924-1929 known as the “golden years”?
The Dawes plan(Us loans)
The Locarno treaty(accepting the boarders set by the Treaty of Versailles)
The Kellogg braid pact(All people who signed this would talk and not start war over disputes)
New currency introduced(rentenmark)
What happened in October 1929?
Wall Street Crash
Why was this bad for Germany?
The Dawes plans was abolished and the USA wanted the loans back
What did the Wall Street Crash cause?
The Great Depression
What happened in 1931?
The invasion of Manchuria
What did Britain and France do?
The sent a team to investigate and it took one year for them to get there and tell them to leave
