Treaty of Versailles
The Cost of War Millions dead More wounded Pandemic- the spread of a disease across a large area Influenza, killed 20 mil worldwide in a few months
The Cost of War Cities in ruble Refugees Reconstruction expensive Reparations- payment for war damages Winners wanted losers to pay Radicals- people who wanted to make extreme changes Governments had collapsed Colonies viewed powers as vulnerable
The Paris Peace Conference *“Big Three” *President Woodrow Wilson Urged “peace without victory” *Fourteen points British prime minister David Lloyd George French leader George Clemenceau *Both Britain and France wanted to punish Germany
The Paris Peace Conference Many small states demanded statehood League of Nations Collective security- a system in which a group of nations acts as on to preserve the peace of all
Treaty of Versailles *Allies forced German representatives to sign treaty Treaty gave Germany full blame for war *Germans horrified Huge reparations Covered damages and but also pensions *Overall $30 billion in reparations ($2.7 Trillion today)
Treaty of Versailles Limited size of German Military Removed hundreds of sq miles from Germany Took Germany colonies Made Germans return home Had no choice in signing it Would cause spark to WWII
Outcome of the Peace Settlements *Poland Independence, *polish corridor access to sea New nations Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Hungary Yugoslavia Mandates- territories administered by western powers *Mandates handled land that use to belong to Ottomans *Colonies feel betrayed imperial rule not ended
Outcome of the Peace Settlements League of Nations 40 nations Negotiate dispute to avoid war *USA never joined league which they proposed This weakened it *Along with no military or enforcement power