Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards
What did Germany expect from the Treaty of Versailles?
For the treaty to be based off Wilson‘s 14 points
Why was France not happy with Wilson’s 14 points?
France wanted more from Germany
Why did Germany have no say in the making of the Treaty of a Versailles? /2
Germany was not invited to the Paris conference
Germany was viewed as the chief instigator of WWI
What is the Treaty of Versailles? /3
A treaty that concluded WWI
Blamed all of WWI’s casualties on Germany
Enforced harsh treaty obligations of upon the defeated Germany
What were Germany’s obligations documented on the Treaty of Versailles? /5
Forced Germany to concede (give up) territories to Belgium/Czechoslovakia/Poland
Return Alsace-Lorraine to France
All German overseas colonies were split between the Allied countries, primarily France and Great Britain
Demand the demilitarization and occupation of the Rhineland and Saarland under French control
Have Germany accept the responsibility for initiating WWI
What were the points regarding the War guilt of the Treaty of Versailles? /2
Germany is to blame for initiating WWI
Highly unfair
What were the points regarding the Reparation and Colonies of the Treaty of Versailles?
Reparation:
- Germany is to pay for all of WWI’s causalities of £6.6 Billion
- Majority of the réparation money goes to France
Colonies:
-All German overseas colonies are split between France and Britain (primarily)
What were the points regarding the Military of the Treaty of Versailles? /8
Germany military is limited
Conscription is outlawed in Germany =100,000 men army
Restriction of navy vessels to 10,000 tons
No submarine warfare
Tanks/heavy artillery/ other offensive weapons are banned
Forbidden to maintain airforce
Dissolution of general staff/war academy/cadet schools
German navy consists of onto 6 war ships
What changed in the map of Europe after WWI?
Austria-Hungarian empire broke apart
The birth of more European countries
Germany’s territory decreases : Lost Alsace-Lorraine and East Prussia
Ottoman Empire falls apart and becomes Turkey
What were the points regarding the Diplomacy/Peacekeeping of the Treaty of Versailles? /3
Rhineland demilitarized
Saar has now foreign troops on German soil
League of Nations is established
Why do we say Germany had no other choice but to sign the Treaty of Versailles? /3
If Germany were to decline, WWI would recommence and no country involved in this war can afford going back into fighting each other.
All countries have a debt to pay
Germany signed the treaty under protest
Who were the three men responsible for the Treaty of Versailles?/3
Woodrow Wilson (USA)
Georges Clemenceau (France)
Lloyd George (Britain)
What was a consequence of Germany receiving the backlash of the Treaty of Versailles? /2
Germany was required to conduct crimes proceedings against the Kaiser and other world leaders for waging aggressive war
Represented one of the platforms that gave radical right wing parties in Germany, including Hitler’s Nazi Party
Why did France want to impose such a large debt onto anger,any in the Treaty of Versailles? /3
The French greatly feared rapid German recovery
Feared Germany would start a new war against France
Limit Germany’s potential to regain its economic superiority and rearm
What promises did Hitler’s Nazi Party promise after receiving Germany’s requirements from the Treaty of Versailles? /4
To rearm
Reclaim German territory, particularly in the East
Remilitarise Rhineland
Regain prominence again after the humiliation of WWI
