Versailles Flashcards
what leaders were at the versailles conference?
wilson, clemenceau, lloyd-george, orlando, ho chi minh
was germany invited
no
what was wilson welcomed with?
a ticker tape parade and the french hailed him as a hero
what was wilson’s peace plan?
14 points
what were the main points of the 14 points?
self-determination, an end to alliances, and a league of nations
what principle was the 14 points based on?
peace without victory
what does clemenceau want out of the treaty?
revenge on germany
What new countries were created?
poland, czechoslovakia, austria, turkey, yugoslavia, finland, hungary, liithuania, estonia, latvia
what were the three baltic republics?
lithuania, estonia, and latvia
what countries did russia give up?
poland and yugoslavia
what coutries did germany give up?
Czechoslovakia and Poland
what countries did austria-hungary give up?
czechoslovakia and yugoslavia
what two countries were broken up by the treaty?
austria-hungary and the Ottoman Empire, which was now Turkey
what two countries were excluded from joining the league of nations?
germany and russia
what happened to germany’s colonies?
they were taken from germany and became League “mandates” and was under British and France, though somewhat independent
what did germany have to give back to France after taking it in the Franco-Prussian war?
Alsace and Lorraine
what did germany have to give up for fifteen years?
the Saar, a coal-rich region
what invention did germany have to give up the patent for and what effect did it have?
aspirin and it cost them millions of dollars in revenue
what was germany forbidden from building?
subs, tanks, and planes
how much of an army was germany allowed?
100,000
what effects did the limited army have on germany?
unemployment and crime
what happened to rhineland?
germany had to demilitarize it, giving france an opportunity to invade anytime
how many dollars in reparations were they asked to pay?
33 billion
when were the reparations finally paid off?
2011
what did germany have to sign?
a war guilt clause admitting full guilt to everything
did the treaty pass with the us senate?
no, the usa had to sign its own treaty with germany
what was the weimar republic’s reaction to the treaty?
they did not like it but their other option was war, which was not possible. thus they signed it
due to the public outrage over the treaty who did the germans blame?
jewish people and the weimar republic
what did hitler call the weimar republic?
november criminals
how did hyperinflation start in germany?
germany resorted to printing money to pay off reparations
what region did france occupy due to germany’s failure to pay reparations?
the rhur
how long did the weimar republic last
14 years
