Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards
Leader of France
George Clemenceau
Leader of Britian
Lloyd George
Leader of America
Woodrow Wilson
Leader of Germany
Wilhelm II
What did France want in the treaty of Versailles
Make Germany pay, Germany has to be stopped from invading again, revenge
What did Great Britain want in the treaty of Versailles
Simular to French, but worried that too harsh treaty might cause more hostility in the future
What did america want in the treaty of Versailles
Put forward the use of the 14 points designed to establish a lasting peace in Europe
What did Germany agree to in the treaty of Versailles
- Accept new map of Europe
- Accept decisions made by the new League of Nations
- Limit size of its army and navy
- Give up its empire
- Accept blame for war and pay reparations to countries that suffered damage during the war
Compromise
Where all sides give up some of their aims so agreement can be reached
Reparations
Payments made by the defeated countries to repair the damage done to the victorious countries
War guilt clause
Blamed the war entirely on Germany
Treaty of St. Germain
Austria, September 10th 1919
Austrias land after war
Austria lost serbia and Czechoslovakia to Italy
Austrias army after war
Had to be reduced to 30,000 men
Austrias Anschluss after war
Union with Germany was forbidden
Austrias reparations after war
Austria was to pay reparations but went bankrupt before the rank could be set
Treaty of Trianon
Hungary, June 4th 1920
Hungarys land after war
Lost land to Czechoslovakia, Romania and Serbia
Hungarys army after war
To be reduced to 35,000 men
Hungarys reparations after war
Hungary was to pay reparations but the amount was never set
Treaty of Neuilly
Bulgaria, November 27th 1919
Bulgarias land after the war
Lost land to Greece, Romania, and Yugoslavia
Bulgarias reparations after the war
Bulgaria had to pay 90 mil in reparations
Bulgarias army after the war
Restrictions were made on the size of Bulgarias army
Treaty of serves
Turkey, august 20th 1920
Turkeys land after the war
Lost land to Greece. The League of Nations took control of turkeys colonies
- Weakness of the treaty of Versailles
Humiliated Germany by forcing them to admit sole responsibilities for starting the war/war guilt clause
- Weakness of the treaty of Versailles
Germany was stripped from Pacific colonies how deal with huge financial responsibilities
3. Weakness of the treaty of Versailles
Ignored claims of colonized people for self determination
- Weakness of the treaty of Versailles
Germany/Russia excluded from peace conference
