Treaty of Versailles And Post WW1 Flashcards
Who’s pushing for a peace treaty at the end of the war?
Military generals, not so much politicians
What were the 5 key clauses of the treaty?
- Loss of colonies
- Land and population taken
- Reparations
- Limited armed forces
- Guilt clause (231)
When did the Paris Peace conference formally approve the League of Nations?
January 25th 1919
When did the Paris peace conference approve the covenant at the plenary session?
28th April 1919
Where was the Versailles treaty signed?
The Hall of Mirrors
Quotes about Clemenceau by Keynes
“…He believed that Germans could understand nothing except intimidation. Germans have no honour, mercy or pride.”
Quote by Andre Tardieu about France in the war
“France has a unique experience of Germany. No one has suffered as she has. When dealing with Germany, it is France which must be heard.”
French view of German guilt- allied statement to German delegation in June 1919
“Responsible for the savage and inhuman manner in which it was conducted.”
“There must be justice for those millions whose homes and lands German savagery has spoiled and destroyed.”
View on the treaty by Keynes 1920
“It is not possible to lay the entire responsibility of the war on an any single nation”
Sally marks 1970
“The treaty was exceptionally severe but that the Germans thought it was, and in time persuaded others that it was.”
Who were the big 3 and from which country? Who counted as the big 4?
~Lloyd George- Britain
~Woodrow Wilson- USA
~Georges Clemenceau-France
~Vittorio Orlando- Italy
How much money was Germany forced to pay?
$6.6 billion dollars in instalments until 1984
How was Germany’s army limited?
~no submarines or aeroplanes
~100,000 men
~6 battleships
What did the guilt clause state? 231
Germany must accept blame “for causing all the loss and damage” of the war
