Treaty of Versailles 1919

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Treaty of Versailles 1919
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Negotiations

• Big Four
• Pres. WilsonU.S.
• David Lloyd GeorgeGB
• ClemenceauFrance
• OrlandoItaly
• Others
• Japan
• 28 lesser nations

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Idealism vs. Security
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Territorial Changes

• France
• Alsace Loraine
• Saar region15years
• Poland
• Polish Corridor
• Danzig
• Italy
• Trentino Trieste

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Territorial Changes

• Romania
• TransylvaniaHungary
• BessarabiaRussia
• Bulgaria
• Lost land to Greece Yugoslavia

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Territorial Changes

• New Nations
• Austria
• Hungary
• Czechoslovakia
• Yugoslavia
• Baltic States
• Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland

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Mandates

• France
• Syria Lebanon
• Great Britain
• Palestine Iraq

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Mandates

• Germanys colonies
• Africa
• France, Great Britain, Belgium, South Africa
• Asia Pacific
• Japan, Australia, New Zealand

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Disarmament Demilitarization
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Germany

• Resented treaty
• Lost
• Territory colonies
• Demilitarized
• Impossible reparation bill

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Treaty League of Nations

• 60 Nations
• Settle disputes
• Prevent future war

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Controversy
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Controversy

• France feels insecure
• Germany felt wrongly punished
• No peace w/out victory
• Imperialism?
• Nationalism?
• Self-determination ?

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Worlds Future