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What was a cost of WWI?
The death of 8.5 million people.
What did radical ideology quickly spread due to the suffering caused by the war?
The spread of communism.
What goal for the postwar peace was shared by the British and French leaders?
To weaken Germany and make it pay for the war.
Treaty of Versailles
Limited the size of the German military, took territory, and forced them to pay reparations.
What countries gained its independence following World War I?
Poland and Czechoslovakia
Why were some colonized peoples unhappy with the terms of the peace conference?
Imperial rule was not ended.
How many people died because the 1918 influenza?
About 20 million people.
The other name of communism?
Bolshevism
Which major countries were not allowed to take part in the Paris Peace Conference?
The Central Powers, Germany, and Russia.
Based on the Fourteen Points which was the Wilson´s aim in the Paris Peace Conference?
Wilson urged for "peace without victory."
What was the British prime minister David Lloyd´s aim in the Paris Peace Conference'
He had promised to build a postwar Britain "fit for heroes." (Money)
What was the French leader Georges Clemenceau goal in the Paris Peace Conference?
To weaken Germany so that it could never again threaten France.
What was the goal of the Italian prime minister Vittorio Orlando?
He insisted that the Allies honor their secret agreement to give former Austro-Hungarian lands to Italy.
Who are the Big-three?
USA, Britain and France.
Which countries were once Russian and fought for and achieved independence?
Latvia, Lithuania. and Estonia. Georgia and Armenia. Ukraine and Belarus.
Which three new republics rose in the old Hapsburg heartland?
Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary.
Which new Slavic state created the peacemakers after the war?
Yugoslavia.
How many countries joined the League of Nations?
40 nations.
What did the League of Nations agree?
They agreed to negotiate disputes rather than resort to war and to take common action against any aggressor state.
Why some Republican senators led by Henry Cabot Lodge wanted to restrict the Treaty?
They wanted to restrict the treaty so that the USA would not be obligated to fight in future wars.
What happen to USA in order that the American Senate refused to ratify the treaty?
The USA never joined the League of Nations.
What happen to the League of Nations with the loss of USA
The loss of the United States weakened the League´s power. The league has no power outside of its member states.