History IB: Paper 1

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What are Wilson's 14 points? (8) -idealistic -based on his reasons why war broke out -free navigation, trade -democracy -stop secret treaties -general disarmament -League of Nations -German reparations
Who represented France at the Paris Peace Treaties? Georges Clemenceau
What were France's aims in the Paris Peace Treaties? (8) -weaken Germany with many restrictions -extensive German demilitarization -take Rhineland from Germany (independent) -Take Saar from Germany as financial compensation -control of Luxembourg, Belgium -regain Alsace-Lorraine -guaranteed alliance with US and UK in case of another German attack -skeptical about the League of Nations (too idealistic)
What were Britain's aims in the Paris Peace Treaties? (6) -Prevent Germany from controlling Europe -large reparations -remove German fleet -Germany return territories gained in war -Balance of power -wanted German economic recovery
What were Italy's aims in the Paris Peace Treaties? (2) -wanted territories promised under Treaty of London -denied the territories: left Versailles Conference
What were Japan's aims in the Paris Peace Treaties? (4) -recognition of dominance in China -possession of former German territories in China and Pacific -secure economic strength to become a major power -racial equality in the peace settlement
The Treaty of Versailles was held in ________ and focused on _____________ -June 1919 -Germany
What were Germany's territorial losses due to the Treaty of Versailles? (4) -Saar administered by League of Nations -Polish independence -Alsace-Lorraine given to France -lost colonies and investments
What were the military restrictions placed on Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles? (5) -regular army limited to 100,000 personnel -no air force, small fleet -no compulsory enlistment -Rhineland occupied for 15 yrs by allied military forces -Commissions controlled by allies until 1927
What were the reparations Germany had to pay due to the Treaty of Versailles? (3) -pay 132 billion gold marks -regular installments: some gold, some goods -struggled to get payments from Germany (1921-1923)
What was the Treaty of St. Germain? (4) -Sept. 1919 -with Austria -lost territory -not allowed to unify with Germany
What was the Treaty of Trianon? -June 1920 -Treaty with Hungary -loses 2/3 of terriroty
Who was the Treaty of Neuilly with? -Bulgaria (Nov 1919)
What was the Treaty of Lausanne? -1923 -Treaty of Severs altered at Lausanne -following nationalist revolt in Greece -Greeks expelled -Constantinople given to Turkey
What was the German response to the e to the Treaty of Versailles? (5) -didn't think it was fair to accept full responsibility for WWI -didn't find it fair it couldn't participate in negotiations -disagreed with reparations, territorial losses -angered at exclusion of self-determination -wanted to see Treaty revoked
What was Keynes' perspective on the Treaty of Versailles? -Europe would become weaker and poorer
____________ realized revision of the Treaty of Versailles was necessary Britain
__________ refused to agree with the Treaty of Versailles US
What new states were added as a result of the Treaties of Europe? (7) -Austria -Poland -Czechoslovakia -Hungary -Lithuania -Latvia -Yugoslavia
How did the Treaties impact the Geo-political nature of Europe? (4) -ignored: S. Tyrol, Sudentenland, Polish corridor -racial groups intermixed -less stable -internal tensions: lack of economic co-operation
Minorities could appeal to the League of Nations which provided a _________ Minorities Commission
What was the purpose of the Little Entente? -1921 -protection against Hungary (angry over territorial loss) -didn't expand to protect against Germany & Russia due to tension between states
The Little Entente included _____, _____, and ______, but ________ refused to join -Czechoslovakia -Romania -Yugoslavia -Poland
What were the Geo-political impacts of the Treaties on Germany? (3) -German minorities outside of Germany (Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria) -split by Polish Corridor (access to Baltic Sea) -Germany stronger than before the war (easier to take over small, unstable states when it regained strength)
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