Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards
Who didn’t come to the Paris peace conference?
Non of the defeated countries or Russia
Who were the big three
GB France and USA
Who was the leader of France?
Georges Clemenceau
Who was the leader of USA
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the leader of GB
Lloyd George
Who wanted to punish G the most? Why?
France- because he had seen G invade in 1870 and 1914 and most of the war was fought on French soil therefore all agricultural land and industry was ruined
Who wanted to punish G the least?
USA because Woodrow believed that for there to be long term peace then punishing G would cause resentment
When was Lloyd George elected?
1918- he won a very convincing election
What are examples of slogans Lloyd used to win his campaign?
‘Hang the kaiser’ ‘make G pay’
Why was Lloyd George afraid about punishing G too harshly
He thought it would make them turn to communism and GB depended on it’s trade
What was another aim of GB
To preserve he supremacy of their navy
What was Clemenceau’s main aim?
To protect France from another attack and to keep G weak
When did Wilson publish his 14 points?
Jan 1918
What treaty did g present Russia with and when?
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk march 1918
What did Wilson believe in?
Self determination
When did the USA join the war
1917
How did Wilson want to punish G
With his 14 points
What clauses were for the League of Nations
The first 26 clauses
What did G lose
Alsace and lorrain
What was put under the control of the League of Nations? For how long?
The Saar and for 15 years then there would be a pelibcite
Who was G forbidden to unite with
Austria
Where went to Belgium
Eupen and Malmedy
What were all of Gs colonies given as
Mandates
When was the reparations figure set
1921
How much?
£6.6 million
How long would it take for them to pay
42 years
How large was their army allows to be
Only 100,000 men
What was banned
Conscription
What were they not allowed in their army
Tanks, submarines or aircraft, only 6 battleships
What clause was was war guilt
Clause 231
What was the League of Nations set up to do
Keep peace and monitor the terms of the treaty
What did the Gs end up calling the treaty
The Treaty if Diktat
What is diktat?
g was only allowed to discuss terms for 3 weeks and only minor changes were made - dictated peace
How much land did g lose
Between 6-8 million people- 10% of land and people
How many G speakers were placed under the control of Poland
1.5 million
Why was g upset
It mean they loss culture and families were split up
What effects did the reparations have on G
People were all ready starving, it crippled g even further and it would increase the length of time that the bitterness of was would last
Why was G upset with the Arms agreement
Meant that they couldn’t defend themselves
Why were hey upset with war guilt
They thought try were being blamed for something hat the kaiser and other countries had done ad they had changed their government
Was G allowed to join the league
Not at first
When was the treaty of verailles signed
28th june 1919
When was Germany allowed to join
1926
When did japan leave
1933
When did Germany leave
1933
When did italy leave
1937
When did russia join
1934
How many delegates were at the Paris peace conference?
32
