Unit 5 Notes 3: Outcomes of the War

What were the 14 points?

Created by US President Woodrow Wilson A post war plan designed to create a just and lasting peace

If you were writing a peace plan to end WWI, what idea or rule would you be sure to include?

What were the post war concerns and goals of France and Great Britain?
Concern: Afraid that Germany would start another war Goal: To punish Germany as harshly as possible

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

The peace treaty signed at the Paris Peace Conference (1919) by Germany and the Allied powers after World War I

In what ways did they punish Germany?

Germany loses territory of its country to France and Poland Germany surrenders all of its overseas colonies in Africa and the Pacific

In what ways did they punish Germany?

Limited the size of their army Prohibited from importing or manufacturing weapons or war material Prohibited from building or buying submarines Could not have an air force

In what ways did they punish Germany?

Given sole responsibility for war (War Guilt) Forced to pay the Allies $33 billion in reparations over 30 years (estimated to equal $1 Trillion in 2011)

How did the Treaty of Versailles change the world map?

Austria-Hungary: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia Ottoman Empire: Turkey (Independent), Palestine, Iraq, and Transjordan (British), Syria and Lebanon (French)

Russia: Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

What was the League of Nations?

An international association whose goal was to maintain peace among nations Woodrow Wilsons 14th point. The only one adopted by the Treaty of Versailles

Who was not allowed to join the League of Nations?

Germany
Left out as a punishment for World War One

Russia
Left out as a punishment for surrendering to Germany before the end of the war

Why did the US reject the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?
Americans believed that their best hope for peace was to not get involved in European affairs

How did this rejection affect the League of Nations?

After WWI the US was considered the strongest military in the world. Their absence greatly weakened the strength of the League

Why did many countries feel bitter and cheated as a result of the Treaty?
Germany: The Treaty, especially the war guilt, created bitterness and hatred in the hearts of most Germans

Why did many countries feel bitter and cheated as a result of the Treaty?
Italy and Japan: Both joined the Allies in the hopes of gaining new territories, and both gained much less than what they had hoped for.

Guess which 3 countries start World War Two.

Germany

Italy

Japan

Why was the League of Nations considered a dog with no teeth?

Lacked the support of the United States, Italy, and Japan Absence of Germany and Russia The League had little power to settle any disputes or to take action on any complaints

Why was the Treaty of Versailles thought of as a peace built on quicksand?

The bitterness created by the Treaty coupled with the weakness of the League of Nations all but guaranteed the start of a new war