Treaty of Versailles
Main terms of The Treaty of Versailles territorial changes, military restrictions, war-guilt and reparations
Make sure that you know: 1. the DETAILS of the Treaty of Versailles. 2. WHAT they Germans felt about it 3. The RESULTS/IMPORTANCE of the Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles
How Germany felt about the Treaty
Importance of the Treaty of Versailles
Big
Three negotiated Versailles - it had all the authority of the Allies.
Other countries sent delegations to them = an IMPOSED treaty, not a
negotiated treaty.
Outlined
principles (self-determination/Guilt/Army reduced/Reparations/loss of
land) - the treaties of St Germain, Neuilly and Trianon were designed by officials
who simply copied the principles of Versailles.
League
of Nations was set up by Versailles - set
Major
Powers - it said how GERMANY was to be treated. Afterwards, Versailles led to Hitler and World War II: Unfairness of Treaty outraged Germans (see above) and led them to hate the Weimar politicians ('November Criminals' who had 'stabbed the army in the back', and to support Hitler when he promised to overthrow it. Severity of reparations caused 1923 crisis in Germany/ led to Dawes Plan. Hitler could still get support by promising to stop paying them in 1933. Unfairness of Treaty demoralised Britain and France and gave force to 'appeasers' who thought Hitler's claims were 'reasonable' Failure of US to ratify/support it led to the failure of the LoN and peace.
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Revision Focus This is a Paper 1 topic, so concentrate on learning: 1. WHAT happened 2. EFFECTS/ Importance Linkse-book on terms and German reaction
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