Problems in new states caused by the Treaty of Versailles

What treaties were given to Germany’s allies?

The Treaty of St Germanic (Austria), the Treaty of Trianon (Hungary), the Treaty of Sevres (Turkey) and the Treaty of Neuilly (Bulgaria)

What were the terms of the Treaty of St Germian?

Austria lost land to Italy, Poland and Romania and the new states of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were created. Austria had to pay reparations though the amount as never fixed and no money was paid. Austria was prevented from introducing conscription, having a navy or from agreeing to Anschluss. The army was limited to 30,000 men

What was the impact of the Treaty of St Germain on Austria?

Austria’s economy collapsed in 1921 as much of its land used for industry was given to Czechoslovakia, meaning that they lost a huge source of income

What year was the Treaty of St Germain introduced?

1919

What were the terms of the Treaty of Trianon?

Hungary lost land to Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Austria, and reparations were supposed to be paid. The army was forbidden from introducing conscription and there was a limit of 3 patrol boats and 30,000 men in the army

Why were no reparations paid in the Treaty of Trianon?

The Hungarian economy collapsed

What year was the Treaty of Trianon agreed?

1920

What were the terms of the Treaty of Neuilly?

Bulgaria lost land to Yugoslavia, Greece and Romania, but it gained land from Turkey. Reparations were fixed at £100 million and no air force or conscription was allowed. The army could have a maximum of 20,000 men and no more than 4 battleships

What year was the Treaty of Neuilly?

1919

What were the terms of the Treaty of Sevres?

Turkey lost land to Greece and all of its land in Europe except for some around Constantinople (now called Istanbul). The Ottoman Empire was split up and all claims to Arab or North African territory had to be abandoned. No more than 50,000 men could be in the army, 7 sail boats and 6 torpedo boats. The Allies kept troops stationed in Turkey and it was forced to open several waterways to other countries.

What happened after the Treaty of Sevres was agreed in 1920?

The Turkish people overthrew their government and demanded a new treaty, threatening the Allies with war.

What was the impact of the Turkish people demanding a new treaty?

The British weren’t prepared to fight, so agreed on the new Treaty of Lausanne in 1923

What were the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne?

Turkey regained some of their land, control over the Dardanelles and Bosphorous straights (waterways) and the right to decide the size of their army. Reparations were cancelled and the Allied troops withdrew

What was the impact of the Treaty of Lausanne?

It proved that the treaties were weak and could be overridden as the Allies wanted to prevent another war. It undermined all of the other treaties, and revealed that Hitler and Mussolini could break international law since they were too powerful to stop

How successful were new states?

They had mixed success; Czechoslovakia was rich in natural resources and had a well established industry so were able to keep political stability and gain respect from other countries, while Poland was surrounded by its enemies who wanted to take its land (Germany wanted it as there were many displaced Germans now inside Poland and the new Polish corridor split the country. Russia wanted to seize Poland’s eastern borders), and a lack of natural barriers in the country like rivers or mountains made it difficult to defend