Treaty Of Versaille (TOV) Flashcards
1
Q
How long did the Paris Peace conference take?
A
12 months
2
Q
Where was the Paris Peace Confernce?
A
The Palace of Versailles, France
3
Q
How many nations were at the confernce?
A
32, defated countries were not invited
4
Q
What were the big 5 terms of the TOV?
A
- War Guilt
- Reparations
- Armed Forces
- Territory
- League of Nations
5
Q
What did the ‘War Guilt’ clause mean?
A
The blame of the war was put on Germany
6
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What did the ‘Reparations’ clause mean?
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- A sum of £6.6 billion had to be paid to the allies due to the damage of War.
- This term was agreed by all three major powers
7
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What did the ‘Territory and Colonies’ clause mean as part of the TOV? (Territory)
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- Germany were no longer allowed to join with Austria (Anschluss)
- Lots of land was lost and demilitarised
- Rhineland, on the French border was de-militarised for French Saftey
8
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What did the ‘Territory and Colonies’ clause mean as part of the TOV? (colonies)
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- Germany’s overseas empire was taken away, as it was the cause of bad relations with GB prior to War
- Countries part of their Empire were controlled by the League of Nations
9
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What did the ‘Armed Forces’ clause mean as part of the TOV?
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- Army was limited to 100k men
- Conscription was banned, all soldiers must be volunteers
- No armed vehicles
- Navy was only allowed 6 ships
10
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What did the ‘League of Nations’ clause mean as part of the TOV?
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- To ensure peace the League of Nations was set up as an ‘International Peace Force’
- Germany were not invited until they proved they were a ‘peace-loving country’
11
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Why do people argue the treaty was fair?
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- In 1917 the Germans treated Russia awfully via the Brest Litovsk Treaty. It was much worse than the TOV. Giving a harsh treaty was now seen as a ‘prize of war’.
- Economic issues in Germany were self-inflicted, other nations raised taxes, the Kaiser did not which allowed debts to mount up
12
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How has the treaty been seen with hindsight?
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- The treaty helped create cruel Nazi Germany and WW2.
- Some Historians believe the treaty was fair as all nations other than Germany would have complained if the treaty was more generous.
- It was difficult to balance public opinion and nations visions, accordingly that was the best which could have been done- view of some Historians
