Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards

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Who were the big three?

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Woodrow Wilson- president of the United States of America
George Clemenceau- prime minister of France
David Lloyd George- prime minister of Great Britain

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What was the league of Nations:

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After the losers were punsihed the winners turned their attentions to trying to stop the wars forever. The League of Ntions was set up and it was an international club for settling problems peacefully. If one nation declared war on another all the members would stop trading with the invading country.

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Successes of the League:

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Freed 200,000 slaves
Helped 400000 prisoners of war return home
Worked hard to defeat diseases

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Failures of the League:

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Never had its own armed forces
USA never became a member. Japan, Germany and the Soviet all left
Didn’t stop various invasions

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What did the Treaty of Versailles do?

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Germany must pay for the war
Germany had to hand coloniss over to Britain and France, Parts of countries were cut off to make new countries, Germany were only allowed to have a tiny army and navy

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