The Treaty of Versailles Flashcards
World War I was the largest, ________, and most destructive war the world had yet seen
deadliest
Homes, farms, towns, and cities were __________
destroyed
The total cost of the war was…
$338 billion
In 1919, 32 nations attended the _____ ______ __________ to write a treaty to end the war
Paris Peace Conference
The conference was led by the “____ _____”: Britain, France, Italy, and the United States
Big Four
_______ and none of the Central Powers were allowed to attend
Germany
_______ could not attend because of how they quit the war
Russia
_______ and _______ wanted to weaken Germany so it could never go to war again
Britain, France
________ had to accept full blame, pay reparations and lose all overseas colonies
Germany
U.S President Woodrow Wilson _________ the harsh punishments for Germany
disagreed
President Wilson presented his own peace proposal known as the _________ ______
fourteen points
Wilson’s peace plan was meant to _______ international problems from starting another war
prevent
Britain and France ________ with so many of the Fourteen Points that Wilson had to compromise; France wanted to punish
disagreed
A League of Nations that would serve as an international organization to _____ _____ among nations
keep peace
The German military was ______ to 100,000 troops, 6 warships, no submarines, and could not manufacture war equipment
reduced
Germany was forced to sign a ____ _____ clause, accepting all blame for the war and paying ___ _______
war guilt, $33 billion
The Treaty of Versailles _____ ____ ____ of Europe and the Middle East
redrew the map
Central Europe was redrawn to reduce the power of ______-_________ Empire
Austro-Hungarian
Land was taken from Germany to create _______
Poland
Several Slavic nations _______ to form one large new nation (Yugoslavia)
combine
New nations were created from territories that ______ gave up in the war
Russia
On June 28, 1919, Germany and the major Allied Powers ______ the Treaty of Versailles and World War I officially came to an end
signed
Most nations ________ the end of the Great War
celebrated
According to the U.S Constitution, only the ______ can approve treaties
senate