Unit 1: Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?
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| In 1918 Woodrow Wilson made speech to Congress outlining | Fourteen points which he believed should be the guidelines for peace and a means to ending the First World War. |
| Leader of USA at Versailles | Woodrow Wilson |
| Leader of UK at Versailles | David Lloyd George |
| Leader of France at Versailles | George Clemenceau France |
| Aims of Clemenceau | Cripple Germany to make sure that it was never powerful enough to attack France again Reduce Germany’s armed forces Reduce German territory. Germany to pay compensation to France. |
| Aims of Lloyd George | Keep Germany quite strong so that Britain could trade with it. Stop other countries in Europe from becoming too powerful. Gain Germanys colonies. Reduce the German navy to stop it from rivalling Britain’s. |
| Woodrow Wilson | Set up world parliament called the League of Nations. Self-determination. Freedom of the seas. |
| Armistice | Agreement that countries at war make to stop fighting immediately |
| During the war the Allies (Britain, France and the USA) had made lots of promises | To different countries in return for their support. |
| As a result of WW1 Imperial Russia went from a monarchy to | A Communist dictatorship |
| The losing alliance [Triple Alliance] consisted of | Germany, The Austria-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) |
| The Austria-Hungarian Empire lost | 72% of its territory, 64% of its population after WW1 |
| Germany lost 10 per cent of its land, including: | Alsace Lorraine, which was returned to France; Eupen and Malmedy, which was given to Belgium; and North Schleswig, which was given to Denmark. |
| The German navy was limited to | 15,000 men, only 6 battle ship and no submarines |
| Germany’s colonies | Were given as mandates to the League of Nations, which meant that Britain and France controlled them. |
| Article 231 | The war guilt clause: Germany and their allies had to take full responsibility for starting the war |
| Germany was not allowed to join | The League of Nations |
| The Rhineland, the border between Germany and France, was | To be demilitarised |
| The German army was limited | To 100,000 |
| Article 232 | Germany had to pay reparations to the winners; £6,600 million |
| Germany was split in two | By the Polish Corridor |
| Anschluss (union) between | Germany was forbidden. |
| Danzig | Was taken from Germany and made a free city under League of Nations |
| Germany was forbidden from having | Tanks, submarines or an air force |
| The Saar was | Put under the control of the League Nations for 15 years. |