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The Peace of Paris 1919
17.90
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Introduction
No Russia Conflict and threat of revolution in new
republics Allied blockade continued Smaller side treaties Woodrow Wilson and western idealism
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Russian Revolution of 1917
Nicholas abdicates in 1917 after losing the trust of the people and the military
A brief provisional government was republican
Bolsheviks seize power 11/1917 Sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Lost Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic provinces
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The Fourteen Points
An idealistic attempt to remove the causes of WWI
Stood for liberal democracy and ideas of the Enlightenment
Problems France wanted revenge England wanted control of the seas Germany installed a liberal government hoping
for the best. (Weimar Republic)
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The Big Four
Elected leaders of the western world Wilson David Lloyd George- England Georges Clemenceau- France Vittorio Orlando- Italy
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Negotiations Points
League of Nations France wanted security
Buffer zone in Rhineland Alsace and Lorraine returned
Poland was re-created to buffer Europe from Russia
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Germany
Lost all colonies Lost its navy Was disarmed Had to pay huge reparations Gave up merchant marine fleet Make coal deliveries to the rest of Europe Gave up all private property owned by Germans
abroad War guilt clause
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Treaty of Versailles
Germany was insulted and refused to sign End of Russian, Austrian, and Turkish
Empires Seven new independent states
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Significance
National self-determination Mixed populations and irredentism
The failure of Versailles Too severe on Germany or not severe enough?
Dissatisfaction No nation was happy with the Treaty
League of Nations A good step, but the U.S. doesn’t join and was viewed
as tool to maintain French and British authority
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Impact of WWI
Ended the last institutions of aristocratic feudalism
Victory for democracy Did not answer the questions of industrialism,
nationalism, economic security, and international stability
Europe was weaker