Problems with the Treaty of Versailles

WWI: Aftermath

Economic Costs of the War

• Factories, farms, and

homes destroyed in
France, Russia, and
Belgium

• Nations had huge war

debts
– War estimated to

have cost $332 billion

• Allies made Central

Powers pay
reparations
– Payments for war

damages they caused

Multiple Choice

Who had to pay reparations for the damages from the war?

• The Allied Powers

• The Central Powers

• The Triple Entente

• No one

The Treaty of Versailles

• Germany had to

accept
responsibility for
the war
– Germany forced to

pay for war
damages

The Treaty of Versailles

• Germany lost land

– led to the creation

of new countries
from German
territory

•Czechoslovakia
•Poland

– Lost overseas

colonies

The Treaty of Versailles

• Germany forced to

destroy all
offensive military
equipment
– Limited size of

German military

– German troops were

banned from the
border with France
(Rhineland)

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a punishment Germany dealt with as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

• They had to accept responsibility for the war

• They lost land that led to new nations

• They had to get rid of their whole military

• Their troop was banned from the border of France (Rhineland)

The Treaty of Versailles

• Led to economic

hardship in Germany

The Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty created a

great deal of
resentment in
Germany
– Britain and France

looked out for
themselves

– Planted the seeds

for future
conflicts

Open Ended

How did Germany react to the Treaty of Versailles?

Treaty of Versailles

• Created the League

of Nations
– Goal was to settle

problems through
negotiations rather
than war

– would use economic

and military
cooperation to deal
with aggressor states

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

• To help countries settle problems through negotiations

• To promote international trade and commerce

• To provide a forum for countries to discuss global issues

• To create a super British military force to protect member nations

The League of Nations

• The United States

Senate voted not to join
the League of Nations
– Americans wanted to

return to a isolationist
foreign policy

– Feared getting pulled into

foreign wars

Multiple Choice

America was the leader of the League of Nations.

• True

• False

Breakup of the

Austria/Hungarian Empire

• Austria/Hungarian

Empire broken up by
the Allies
– New nations formed

from territory

• Austria
• Hungary

• Yugoslavia
• Czechoslovakia

Multiple Choice

Which country was formed from the break up of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire?

• Italy

• Prussia

• Belarus

• Yugoslavia

Breakup of the Ottoman Empire

• Ottoman Empire

collapsed in 1918

• lands placed under the

control of Britain and
France
– Mandate System

• Territories

administered by
European powers

– Countries were suppose

to be granted self
determination

– Were actually run by

Britain and France

Breakup of the Ottoman Empire

• Turkey

– Nation formed

from what
remained of the
Ottoman Empire

Open Ended

What happened to the Ottoman Empire?

New Nations from Russian Lands

• Latvia, Lithuania,

Estonia created
from Russian
Territory

• Poland gained

territory from
Russia

Nations
unhappy

with the
Treaty of
Versailles

Legacy of the Treaty of Versailles

Germany

Italy

Russia

Japan

Humiliated and bitter

feeling because of
terms of the treaty

Hoped to gain more
land; felt ignored by

allies

Angry about losing land

to Poland, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania

Allies did not recognize
their claims to land in

China

Open Ended

Tell me a reason why some countries were mad at the Treaty of Versailles