Treaty of Versailles and Russian Rev F+C

Treaty of Versailles (1919)

• Treaty that ended World War I - most important part was the forced blame on Germany
• a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
• Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army
• A region in Germany surrounding the Rhine River; designated a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles

Big Four (Paris Peace Conference)

• Last tsar of Russia, he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops, but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.
• in treaty of Versailles; declared germany and austria responsible for WWI; ordered Germany to pay reparation to Allied powers
• US, France, Britain, Italy
• Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after WWI. tried to improve heavy industry and improve farm output, but resulted in famine

Paris Peace Conference

• The slogan used by Lenin to win the support of the people; Peace appealed to the soldiers; Land appealed to the peasants; and Bread appealed to the workers.
• 1919, meeting of the Allies at the end of WWI, concluded with Treaty of Versailles
• an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting
• to give up a position, right, or power

Armistace

• A temporary government created by the Duma after the abdication of the czar; it made the decision to remain in World War One, costing it the support of the soviets and the people.
• Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
• A region in Germany surrounding the Rhine River; designated a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles
• an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting

David Lloyd George

• Britain's prime minister at the end of World War I whose goal was to make the Germans pay for the other countries' staggering war losses
• The slogan used by Lenin to win the support of the people; Peace appealed to the soldiers; Land appealed to the peasants; and Bread appealed to the workers.
• He was the Italian representative at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He pushed for a revenge-based treaty at Versailles, hampering the 14 points.
• "tiger of France", the French prime minister who wanted to ensure that Germany would never again threaten France; at the Paris Peace Conference.

Georges Clemenceau

• Headed the Provisional Government in 1917. Refused to redistribute confiscated landholdings to the peasants. Thought fighting the war was a national duty.
• a levy on a defeated country forcing it to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries
• Communism is the centrally planned economy which controls everything. Socialism is the social and political philosophy that wealth/resources are distributed evenly to people by democratic means.
• "tiger of France", the French prime minister who wanted to ensure that Germany would never again threaten France; at the Paris Peace Conference.

Woodrow Wilson

• U.S. President, who led USA into WWI. He proposed the 14 points and League of Nations
• Last tsar of Russia, he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops, but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.
• Communism is the centrally planned economy which controls everything. Socialism is the social and political philosophy that wealth/resources are distributed evenly to people by democratic means.
• country where a single party controls the government and every aspect of the lives of the people

Vittorio Orlando

• US, France, Britain, Italy
• an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting
• An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
• He was the Italian representative at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He pushed for a revenge-based treaty at Versailles, hampering the 14 points.

League of Nations

• Russian national legislature
• An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.
• Headed the Provisional Government in 1917. Refused to redistribute confiscated landholdings to the peasants. Thought fighting the war was a national duty.
• He was the Italian representative at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He pushed for a revenge-based treaty at Versailles, hampering the 14 points.

Rhineland

• in treaty of Versailles; declared germany and austria responsible for WWI; ordered Germany to pay reparation to Allied powers
• Treaty that ended World War I - most important part was the forced blame on Germany
• A region in Germany surrounding the Rhine River; designated a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles
• An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation and peace.