The new map of europe

13 important questions on The new map of europe

When did a peace conference started in Paris?

Two months after WWI ended

Who participated and who called the shots?

Twenty-seven countries participated but Great Brittain, France and US were calling the shots. Russia and Germany were not even allowed to talk.

What had the American president Wilson said?

that America had participated in the war n order to 'end all wars' and 'to make the world safe for democrcy'.
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From then on how were international conflicts solved?

by talks

What did the french premier Clemenceau and the British prime minister Lloyd George mainly want?

to curb German power.

Why did America agree with the fact that Germany should be punished for aggression?

According to him, the Germans would learn how to behave better in the future once they had been taught a lesson.

What was written in the treaty of Versailles?

-Germany and allies responsible war
-high reparations for 66 years
-also deliver large amounts machines, ships, coal
-Lost 10% Alsce Lorraine, new state of Poland
-no larger army 100 000 men
-no aircraft, tans and other heavy weapons
-lost colonies

What was founded as part of the Treaty of Versailles?

The league of Nations, the members had to promise to resolve their conflicts in a peaceful manner and by talks.

What territories did Austria lose?

- croats with serbia and later Bosnia: Yoguslavia
-Poled declared republic of Poland
- Czech and Slovaks formed republic of Czechoslovakia

How did the Ottoman Empire fell apart?

-Arab parts became mandated areas of League of Nation, actually France and Great Britian
-The rest split in six parts: Greece Italy, France and Great Britain each got say in part
-east Armenia founded
-Sultan kept north with limited powers

Which five independent states remained in the former empire of the Czar?

Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Where did the peace agreements lead to?

to new tensions and conflicts

Was the league of nations able to solve this?

No, from beginning the organisation of nations was powerless, only because German, Russian as well as the US were not in there.

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