Allied Powers
Who was the American President who aimed to create lasting global peace via the Treaty of Versailles?
Woodrow Wilson
What central power country was forced to take the blame for starting World War I?
Germany
What did Wilson believe that following the 14 points would achieve?
Lasting Peace
What part of Wilson's 14 points was actually accepted into the final version of the Treaty of Versailles?
The League of Nations
What did Germany finally do in 2010?
Finish making their reparation payments from World War I
Which two allied powers had the most influence over the final terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
France and Britain
Name a central power that did not have to pay reparations after the war.
-Austria
-Hungary
-Turkey
What organization did Wilson ensure was successfully added to the final treaty?
League of Nations
What were the 3 main punishments for the countries who had lost the war?
-Disarm/Reduce Military
-Pay Reparations
-Lose terrirtory/land
What happened to the German economy after the Treaty of Versailles?
Inflation was out of control to the point where money was practically worthless.
Which allied country did not attend the Paris Peace negotiations and had no input on the terms of the final treaty?
Russia
Name an empire that existed at the start of the war but was dismantled/destroyed by the terms of peace.
Austria-Hungary and The Ottoman Empire
What is self-determination as described in the 14 points?
The right of a country to decide their borders and to rule themselves freely.
What article number is the "war guilt" clause?
231
Name a failure of the League of Nations.
-No power to enforce
-Lacking 3 big countries (U.S./USSR/Germany)
-Failed to enforce terms of the treaty against Mussolini/Hitler
What 2 competing priorities did Lloyd George need to consider when negotiating at the Paris Peace Conference?
-His voters wanted Germany to pay/get revenge
-From an economic standpoint he was concerned that too harsh terms could lead to either a depression or potentially make Germany hostile/more likely to start another war
What central power was forced to limit their army to 20,000 volunteers and give up land to Yugoslavia, Romania, and Greece?
Bulgaria
Name 2 goals of Wilson's 14 points that were ignored at the Paris Peace Conference.
-Self-determination
-Freedom for colonies
-Freedom of the seas
-Free trade
-Give up colonies
-DMZ Rhineland
-Return Alsace-Lorraine
-Give up land to Poland
-France occupies the Saar
Name a success of the League of Nations.
-Helped prisoners of war
-Helped Sweden and Finland negotiate the Aaland Islands
-Helped refugees/slaves
-Medical advancements
-International anti-drug law
Name 3 of Clemenceau's goals for the Paris Peace Conference.
-Make Germany too weak to attack by demilitarization
-Return Alsace-Lorraine, Saar, and/or Rhineland
-Punish Germany via large reparations
Who was forced to sign the Treaty of St. Germain?
Austria
Why did the United States not join the League of Nations?
The Senate refused to ratify the treaty as they were becoming increasingly isolationist.
What did Article 80 forbid Germany to do?
Unite with Austria
When Germans first heard of the Treaty of Versailles, where did they gather to demonstrate in 1919?
The Reichstag Building