Outline of World War One (very very summarised)
Which countries made up the Triple Entente (the allies)?
Great Britain, France, Russia
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Outline of World War One (very very summarised)
Which countries made up the Triple Entente (the allies)?
Great Britain, France, Russia
Which countries made up the Central Powers (triple alliance)?
Germany, Austria, Italy
Why did the Allies win WW1?
How did the First World War affect Britain?
How did the First World War affect France?
How did the First World War affect the USA?
How did the First World War affect Germany?
What was the Paris Peace Conference?
It was a formal meeting in Jan 1919 Paris of the victorious allies (France,Britain, USA, Italy, Japan) after the end of ww1 to set the peace terms for the defeated central powers.
Soviet Russia not invited following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
defeated powers were excluded from the negotiations
The Versailles Settlement is a term to describe the entire peace settlement (all the treaties)
Who were the Big Three?
What were the motives and aims of Clemenceau at Versailles
What were the motives and aims of Lloyd-George at Versailles?
What were the motives of Woodrow Wilson at Versailles?
What were the fourteen points?
the german public thought the tov would be based on these so felt betrayed when in reality it was a lot harsher.
Why was Lloyd George’s approach to Germany softened between November 1918 and January 1919?
Lloyd George didn't want to completely destroy Germany. He wanted a just and firm Treaty that wouldn't cause Germany to want revenge once they recovered and start another war. He wanted Germany to be able to recover economically so Britain could trade with Germany.
Why were there differences between the aims of the Big Three?
All were representing countries that had been affected differently by the war and therefore the harshness they wanted to put in the treaties were based off the damage from the war.
What were the territorial terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
What were the military terms of the treaty of versailles?
What were the economic terms of the treaty of versailles?
When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
@@June 28, 1919.@@
Describe the main features of the treaties that dealth with Germany's former allies
@@The Treaty of Saint Germain - Austria, 1919@@
Austria was separated from Hungary
Loss of land
Couldn't unite with Germany
Became land-locked
Restricted military
@@The Treaty of Trianon with Hungary - Hungary, 1920@@ Hungary was separated from Austria
Restricted military
Loss of land
Became land-locked
@@The Treaty of Neuilly - Bulgaria, 1919@@ Major loss of land Restricted army
@@The Treaty of Sevres - Turkey, 1920@@
Lost all authority over North African territory and Middle Eastern states e.g. Libya and Iraq
Extreme loss of land
Had to pay reparations
Restricted military
@@The Treaty of Lausanne - Turkey, 1923@@
Revised the Treaty of Sevres - because Mustafa Kemal and some nationalist Turks got annoyed. They never gained back their North African territory and Middle Eastern states
The Greeks and Italians and other foreign powers were thrown out.
Reparations no longer had to be paid
Military was no longer restricted
Explain why the victorious powers did not get everything they wanted from the peace settlement
As each of the Big Three wanted such different outcomes regarding the treatment of Germany, it was impossible to devise a settlement to satisfy all parties. For example, Clemenceau wanted a harsher treaty while Wilson and Lloyd George wanted a less severe one; Wilson wanted Freedom of Navigation but Lloyd George didn't; Lloyd George didn't want to put German-speaking peoples under the rule of other countries, which ended up being a part of the treaty.
Identify which aspects of the peace settlement satisfied each of the Big Three
Clemenceau
Demilitarization of Rhineland
Reduced Germany's economic and military power
Alsace Lorraine was returned to France
France received much of the reparation money and some colonies
Wilson
League of Nations was formed
Rhineland stayed as part of Germany allowing for trade
Partial satisfaction that defeated nations were to disarm
Lloyd George
Lloyd George was able to persuade Clemenceau to moderate his approach
Extended the British Empire
Could trade with Germany
What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany and why did it cause such serious economic and political problems between 1919 and 1923?
The treaty was extremely unpopular and humiliating, and Germany's military was too weak for the government to deal with dissatisfaction of communist and extreme right-wing groups.
The country also lost a lot of land and money, causing it to become weaker as a country as well as being looked down on by other countries and having an unstable government.
Which aspects of the Treaty of Versailles were most objectionable to the German people
The restrictions on military size caused resentment and loss of pride as well as insecurity as Germany didn't feel they could defend themselves. On top of having to pay reparations, Germany lost a lot of its important industrial areas through territorial changes, meaning they lost resources which would have helped pay these reparations.
Assess the general nature of the Versailles Settlement, whether it was justifiable and fair, no harsh and punishing, or too lenient
The Versailles Statement was extremely harsh - Germany was punished severely. It is true that they did a lot of damage during the war and had a part in starting it, but the Treaty was more harsh than it needed to be. The Big Three were trying to punish Germany and protect their own countries from it, but the Treaty was unfair to Germany.
What was the treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Germany treated Russia harshly, lost 34% of population, 54% of industry
Clemenceau and LLyod George saw this as an oppurtunity to treat Germany harshly with the view that if they had been victorious they would have treated the allies similarly