P1 Flashcards
1
Q
Wilson’s 14 Points
A
- free access to the seas in peacetime and wartime
- all countries disarm
- give Alsace Lorraine back to France
- self determination
- LON be set up
- colonies have a say on how they’re run
2
Q
Name the treaties that came out of WW2
A
- TOV
- Treaty of St Germain
- Treaty of Neuilly
- Treaty of Trianon
- Treaty of Sèvres
3
Q
Treaty of St Germain
A
1919
Austria
- land taken to create new countries like Czechoslovakia
- 30,000 in army, no conscription, no navy
- forbidden to unite with Germany
4
Q
Treaty of Neuilly
A
1919
Bulgaria
- lost land to Greece and Yugoslavia
- £100 mil in reparations
- 20,000 in army, no conscription, 4 battleships
5
Q
Treaty of Trianon
A
1920
Hungary
- lost land to Romania, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Yugoslavia
- 30,000 in army , no conscription
6
Q
Treaty of Sèvres
A
1920
Turkey
- split up Turkish Empire so Turkey lost nearly all its land in Europe
- 50,000 in army, 7 sailboats
- Dardanelles and Bosporus straits opened to other countries
7
Q
Treaty of Lausanne
A
1923
People in Turkey revolted over the Treaty of Sèvres so the British replaced it with this treaty
-> proved that the treaties couldn’t be enforced and that Britain was willing to undermine treaties
8
Q
Why didn’t USA join the league
A
- didn’t want American soldiers to die sorting out European problems
- the USA believed in freedom for individual countries and didn’t want to support B+F
- didn’t want to waste their own money
- isolationist policy
9
Q
Article 10 of the League
A
Said that members of the league would work together to ensure that any member threatened with war was protected by other members
10
Q
Why were extremists attractive
A
- they were more likely to look after the unemployed
- promised to take land by force -> population would have space, food and resources
- used the promise of war overseas to distract from home issues
- found people to blame for their problems
