T Of V

Question 1

Big three names

Answer 1

Clemenceau, Wilson, Lloyd George

Question 2

How did their Clemenceau feel?

Answer 2

Clemenceau wanted to cripple them, use money for their repairs, wanted to damage them to prevent Germany attacking again and was also scared of their power and population of 75 million.

Question 3

Wilson opinion

Answer 3

Punish Germany but not harshly as they could succumb to Russian comms, peace in Europe, strengthen democracy in defeated countries so they could vote against war, independence in Poland Belgium Czech Slovakia

Question 4

Lloyd George opinion

Answer 4

Imbetween Wilson and Clemenceau, wanted to trade with Germany to boost Brit economy,didn’t want G to be comm, wanted Germany to lose its navy and colonies since they threatened British empire, wanted lasting peace

Question 5

Describe Paris peace conference

Answer 5

1919-20, took place in palace of Versailles, 32 nations supposed to b represented but no one from defeated countries invited, 5 treaties drawn up main one being t of v, big decisions taken on by big 3 who were supported by big army of diplomats and expert advisors.

Question 6

Disagreements between big 3

Answer 6

C resented w’s generous attitude since USA suffered far less, these 2 disagreed over Rhineland and coalfields in the Saar but w gave way. LG and C disagreed over how harsh to be since France more threatened, LG particularly displeased w/ W wanting to allow all nations access to the seas, W’s views on countries self-ruling threatened Brit empire

Question 7

Five main terms of t of v

Answer 7

War guilt, repetitions, Herman territories and colonies, Germany’s armed forces and the League of Nations

Question 8

Describe war guilt and the terms of German territories and colonies

Answer 8

1- Germany had to accept blame for starting the war
2- Germany forbidden from joining with former ally Austria (Anschluss), G’s oversea empire taken away causing bad relations bEteeen B & G, league took over over former colonies which essentially meant they were controlled by B & F

Question 9

How much was the final figure for repetitions and what year was it decided ?

Answer 9

£6,600 million, agreed in 1921

Question 10

Restrictions on German army

Answer 10

Limited to 100,000 men, conscription banned, armoured vehicles subs and aircrafts forbidden, navy restricted to six battleships, Rhineland became demilitarised zone ( border between f & g)

Question 11

What did Germany have to do to get into L o N

Answer 11

Had to prove it was a peace loving country

Question 12

How did WW1 damage F?

Answer 12

16% of army lost, Almost bankrupt, trade bad, infrastructure destroyed, agricultural state damaged

Question 13

How was USA affected by WW1

Answer 13

Land not affected but financially it was, trade suffered but came out of war richest country, loans to Brit made them powerful, can put shipping and trade where Britain cant,

Question 14

How did WW1 affect Britain

Answer 14

1 million men lost from Brit empire, lost lots of resources, money had been spent on ammunition, trade halted, not in as bad a position as France, v scared of G becoming comm

Question 15

Treaty of st Germain

Answer 15

Delay With Austria:
Army limited to 30,000, austro-hungarian empire broken up, many new states contained minority’s e.g. Germans in Sudetenland in Czechslovakia, Austria suffered severe economic problems as a result

Question 16

Treaty of Neuilly

Answer 16

1919- dealt with Bulgaria who Lost land to Greece Romania and Yugoslavia, army limited to 20,000, had to pay £10 mill in repetitions

Question 17

Treaty of Trianon

Answer 17

1920- dealt with Hungary who lost land to Yugoslavia, Romania and czechslovakia, didn’t have to pay reperations since economy was so weak

Question 18

Treaty of sevres

Answer 18

1920- dealt with turkey, their tax system finances and budget to be controlled by allies and their forces restricted to 50,000 and no Air Force , lost land to Bulgaria Italy and Greece and much of its empire including morocco and Tunisia, Armenia and Kurdistan made independent

Question 19

Treaty of Lausanne

Answer 19

1923 - defined borders of modern Turkish Republic after Turkish disagreements over t of sèvres - in agreement they gave up all claims to remainder of Ottoman Empire

Question 20

Principal German loss percentages

Answer 20

100% of prewar colonies
80% of prewar fleet
48% of all Iron production
16% of all coal production
13% of 1914 territory
12% of population

Question 21

How many lives and how much money on WW1

Answer 21

8.5 million killed

200,000,000,000 dollars

Question 22

What percentage of those who fought were injured or killed

Answer 22

68%

Question 23

What was the zone rouge

Answer 23

1,200 square kilometre Area of northeastern France tht was isolated after war as deemed too environmentally damaged by conflicting for human habitation

Question 24

Who came out wealthiest country

Answer 24

America

Question 25

Clemenceau saw France in nvaded by g twice, once in ? And 1914

Answer 25

1870

Question 26

What did Clemenceau say on wilsons fourteen points

Answer 26

God only needed ten, although never publicly critiqued it

Question 27

What did the president of France want? Why didn’t it happen

Answer 27

Wanted Germany broken into smaller states but PM Clemenceau knew
The other two wld never agree

Question 28

What was a reason LG wanted back with germ

Answer 28

Prior to war Germany was Britains if fast trading partner, so a strong and functioning Germany meant jobs and work for Brit

Question 29

What was Wilson particularly scared of

Answer 29

Commies

Question 30

What was the name of wilsons policies

Answer 30

Fourteen points

Question 31

Why did LG have a problem with all the self determination

Answer 31

Some of the countries Wilson wanted it for were in the British empire

Question 32

Germany population after war compared to France

Answer 32

75 to 40, Frances population deeply devastated

Question 33

Which of wilsons 14 points did LG HAVE. A particular prob with

Answer 33

“Free access to the sea in peacetime or wartime” since this would mean other countries wld start trading that previously Britain had conducted and turned profit through

Question 34

When was wilsons 14 points published

Answer 34

In Jan 1918, nearly a year before the end of WW1

Question 35

What percentages of German land was lost after t of v

Answer 35

13 percentile