AICE International History Paper 2 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated)

AICE International History Paper 2 Exam Questions And Answers (Verified And Updated) Treaty of Versailles: Terms and Implications - answer- Germany lost 70,000 square kilometers of land (almost 7 million people) - Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France - Eupen and Malmedy went to Belgium - Saar Valley was adminstered by the League for 15 years - Rhineland was demilitarized - West Prussia went to Poland - Port of Memes went to Lithuania - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were independent states - No over seas colonies or mandates - Paid reparations Treaty of Saint-Germain: Terms and Implications - answer- Signed in September 1919 with Austria - Austria lost Bohemia and Moravia to the new state of Czechoslovakia - Dalmatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina went to Yugoslavia - Bukovina was given to Romania - Galicia to Poland - Trentino, Istria, Trieste and parts of the South Tyrol were granted to Italy Treaty of Neuilly: Terms and Implications - answer- Agreed in November 1919 with Bulgaria - Lost territory to Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania Treaty of Sevres: Terms and Implications - answer- Signed in August 1920 with Turkey - Turkish territorial losses to Greece and Italy - Other parts of the former Turkish empire were mandated to France (Syria), and Britain (Palestine, Iraq, and Transjordan) - The Dardanelles were to be permanently open to all shipping Treaty of Trianon: Terms and Implications - answer- Signed in August 1920 with Hungary - Slovakia and Ruthenia were to become parts of Czechoslavakia - Croatia and Slovenia went to Yugoslavia - Transylvania went to Romania Disenchantment of France, Italy, Bolshevik Russia, and the defeated powers - answer- France: did not gain as much at Germany's expense as Clemenceau had hoped. Felt that the Treaty of Versailles left Germany strong enough to pose a significant threat to their security - Italy: felt frustrated and humiliated; their demands were largely ignored at peace talks. Allies promised them territory along the Adriatic cost if it entered the war on their side, but this promise was not honored - Bolshevik Russia: had not been consulted at all about the terms being imposed. Considerable amount of land that had once made up the Russian Empire was lost to newly created states - Germany: hated the Treaty of Versailles, it was humiliating and caused anger and resentment. The Treaty created a threat to their security, less land, less people, War Guilt Clause, impossible reparations prices Problems in 'successor states' created by the post-war settlements - answer- Yugoslavia: religious and ethnic disputes ensued. 1929, country was a dictatorship - Poland: true democracy attemps led to weak and unstable governments - had many German- speaking citizens and political parties - Czechoslovakia: had many minority groups, had a democratic system of government - Austria: inflation was high -> led to political instability - Hungary: needed more land; signed treaty with Italy and Austria Disturbed relations () in the aftermath of peace settlements - answerInternational tensions remained high throughout the period because: - US Senate refused to join the League of Nations even though the President played a major role in negotiating peace treaties - French had no guarantee of US support in the event of an attack by a resurgent Germany