Summary Alevel History: Treaty of Versailles Mindmap
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Depth Study (7042CO)
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AQA
Complete notes on The Treaty of Versailles topic of the AQA Alevel History, Democracy & Nazism course from an A* student!!!
This includes information on;
-what it was
-expectations vs reality
-the political impact
-terms & problems
-attitudes & reactions from at home and abroad
As part of...
Generally assumed that it would be Can be argued that
based on Wilson's 14 Points made in France's impact in
1917 - these were unrealistic though, the settlement
Sparked a huge rise in Sparked economic, Wilson was an idealist (aiming for played a large part
extremism on both sides of social and political perfection) - these could never work as to why the treaty
November Criminals = the politicians politics - NSDAP and KPD problems for early years though straight after a war was ' so harsh'
who 'stabbed G in the back' of Weimar Germany because France Still only g
was particularly though to
Partly treaty but th
When it was finally signed on 28th Did not determined to
because other op
June 1919 (by Bauer's socialist gov) believe they punish G for the
Lead to the 'stab in the defeat other to ac
- known as a diktat - dictated peace had started war. They had
back' myth with the was otherwise i
Germany's treaty w/ agreement, because G had virtually Punished the war experienced the
leading members of gov ' unexpected to more
Russia (the treaty of no say in the whole thing Germany for its most damage
stabbing the people in the role in starting which the
Brest-Litovsk) in March back' not only by
1918, was far more WW1 and for the by any mea
accepting the Tov, but A conference was held in Paris by the allies to damage to life and
harsh than ToV even just asking for the Thought they would be able to
settle the terms for Germany in January 1919 property caused
armistice anyway, (basically just deciding the punishment) by the war. Many, if not all, have more of a say. But actually, Divisions in Ge
declaring their surrender expected an not involved in the initial whether to sig
Yes they are extremely less negotiations and it when the led to a politic
Germans not allowed to Treaty had a
humiliated harsh treaty than draft was presented in May, gov the fall of Sche
Almost every German attend or see the terms profound impact on
by this but the one that was only allowed to suggest minor gov. Gustav B
saw the treaty as too until May What is was German politics
some might delivered changes over as Ch
humiliating & too throughout the life
HOWEVER - argue that
harsh time of the WR
French people this is in fact
- especially the war Was the Peace Settlement/Treaty following the end Expectations vs reality Political Impact
found this to be too fairly
guilt clause to WW1 between Germany and the Allies & it was
lenient, PM was hypocritical
signed on 28th June 1919 in the Palace of Versailles Article 231 of the
blamed for too G as a whole had the
many concessions. treaty stated that biggest problem with
Is their GERMAN
He was defeated in The Paris Peace Settlement (ToV) - 1919 G had to take this term - they
reaction PEOPLE
the next 1920 Attitudes/reactions within responsibility for believed they were
justified?
elections Germany and abroad the war NOT responsible
Felt they suffered However, Lloyd G privately Territorial Losses
CLEMENCEAU
the most & wanted believed that G should not be so Terms and problems
- FRANCE War Guilt -
to seek revenge WILSON - LLOYD weak as otherwise they would not As a result had to
Article 231 pay the Allies a total
USA GEORGE - be able to resist the expansion of Germany lost land to
GB the USSR westwards France, Belgium, reparations sum of
General reaction of Military Restrictions around £6 billion
Denmark, Poland and
Key French demands had been met; treaty = too unfair
The Rhineland was to be more. All overseas
recovery of Alsace-Lorraine, demilitarisation on Germany
demilitarised and occupied by colonies were confiscated Forbidden to
of the Rhineland & repayments On the whole,
France for 15 years have an airforce Crippl
British public
econo
Republicans in Progress option was Severe military restrictions on the
opposed the Treaty (voted satisfied that German armed forces No
Particularly important for The econo
against it) which lead the ToV submarines
Suggested that Britain & France had Germany - main industrial struggling a
done so in order to benefit Wilson to have to make a meant that G area in Germany - where Army limited to war before
themselves at G's expense separate peace treaty would be they make their money. Also, led to higher
100,000 soldiers Navy only allowed total cost o
between US & Ger in 1921 unable to With such an important unemployment
6 battleships 394 mil
threaten part of the economy rates as a result
European being taken from them,
peace for a makes it even more
This treaty laid the foundations for the US & generation Essentially left Germany defenceless -just come
German cooperation which helped encourage & difficult for them to pay Total land taken out of a 4 year war. Going to feel very threatened
assist the WR's recovery in the years to follow the reparations. Worsens away = 13% of to those they had just been at war with and did
their economic situation what they had not have these disadvantages they had
Well until the Wall St Mainly because they were
Crash of 1929.. the war to last as long as it
was not prepared
The Saar was controlled by the League of Nations -
significant. Saar = large area of coal fields - another economic
powerhouse for Germany had been taken from them
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