Interwar Years 4 Marker Points 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe Interwar YearsIGCSECIE Created by: jB1rd_Created on: 12-04-19 09:41 Wilson's Ideas for Peace Don't be too harsh on Germany Strengthen Democracy Give Self-Determination to small countries that had once been part of European empires International Co-operation League of Nations to be set up 1 of 13 The Fourteen Points Free Trade Disarmament Self-Determination League of Nations to be set up Free access to the sea in peace or wartime 2 of 13 Paris Peace Conference Took place in Palace of Versailles Lasted 12 months 32 supposed to be represented but no one from defeated countries invited 5 treaties drawn up at the conference All important decisions made by Big Three 3 of 13 Lloyd George's Ideas for Peace Faced public pressures for a harsh treaty Did not want to leave Germany wanting revenge Saw Germany as a future trade opportunity Was the middle ground 4 of 13 Clemenceau's Ideas for Peace France had suffered enormous damage Wanted to crush Germany Felt they needed to weaken Germany as much as possible so they could never be a threat again Disagreed with Wilson 5 of 13 Terms of the Treaty of Versailles War Guilt Reparations - £6,600 million German Territories and Borders altered Germany's armed forces reduced League of Nations set up 6 of 13 Germany's Borders Rhineland became a demilitarised zone Saarland to be run by League of Nations, a plebiscite to be held after 15 years North Schleswig to Denmark after a vote Danzig ran by League of Nations giving Poland access to the sea West Prussia and Posen to Poland Upper Silesia to Poland A union between Austria and Germany was forbidden Part of East Prussia to Lithuania Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia became independent states. Germany had taken them from Russia in 1918 7 of 13 German Armed Forces Army limited to 100,000 men Conscription was banned Germany not allowed armoured vehicles, submarines or aircraft Navy could only have 6 battleships Rhineland became a demilitarised zone 8 of 13 German Reaction to Treaty War Guilt - germans particularly hated it, felt they did not start the war or at least blame should be shared Disarmament - felt army was too small and was an area of pride for Germans. Nobody else was disarming LofN and 14 points - germans did not believe the treatment was in keeping with 14 points and were insulted by not being invited to join L of N They were angry they had not been represented at the peace talks Loss of territory was a major blow to German pride and economy 9 of 13 Treaty of St Germain 1919 Dealt with Austria Army limited to 30,000 men Austro-Hungarian empire broke up Austria Suffered severe economic problems as a result Tyrol lost to Italy Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania got land 10 of 13 Treaty of Neuilly 1919 Dealt with Bulgaria Bulgaria lost land to Greece, Romania and Yugoslavia The army was limited to 20,000 and it had to pay 10 million in reparations Bulgaria treated less harshly than other German allies overall Land to Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece 2.25 billion francs 11 of 13 Treaty of Trianon 1920 Dealt with Hungary Hungary lost territory to Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia Hungary was due to pay reparations but its economy was so weak it never did Signed in Trianon 12 of 13 Treaty of Sevres 50,000 soldiers, seven sailboats and six torpedo boats nothing in reparations lost Smyrna and East Thrace to Greece, Rhodes to Italy new countries : Kurdistan, Armenia, Hejaz (Arabia), Iraq and Palestine became British mandates, Syria became a French mandate 13 of 13
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