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World War II
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Treaty of Versailles
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Created in 1919 following WWI
There were three main
influences to the treaty:
○ Lloyd George: Great Britain
○ Georges Clemenceau:
France
○ Woodrow Wilson: USA
What did the “BIG THREE” want?
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Woodrow Wilson wanted a treaty based on his 14-point plan which he
thought would bring peace to Europe
Georges Clemenceau wanted revenge
Lloyd George agreed with Wilson but knew that the British public agreed
with Clemenceau. He tried to find a compromise between the two
The 4 main terms of the Treaty of Versailles:
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War Guilt Clause
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Reparations
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Germany had to pay a large sum of money for the damaged caused by the war
Disarmament
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Germany should accept the blame for starting WWI
Germany was only allowed to have mall army and six naval ships. No tanks, no airforce
and no submarines were allowed. The Rhineland area was to be de-militarised
Territorial Clauses
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Land was taken away from Germany and given to other countries. Anschluss (union with
Austria) was forbidden
How did this affect the German population?
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The Germans were very unhappy with the conditions of the Treaty of
Versailles
They could not afford to pay the money that was owed for the simple fact
that the German’s were very poor during the 1920’s
Jobs were scarce and the price of food and basic good was high, both of
which created unease within the country
Because the people were not satisfied with the German government
during this time, the people elected a man that promised to rip up the
Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler
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Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in
January 1933
Hitler almost immediately began
opposing the Treaty of Versailles as he
began to:
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Build up Germany’s army and weapons
Began building warships
Created a German air force
Compulsory military was introduced
Militarised the Rhineland
Hitler’s tirade was met with little
resistance from the “BIG THREE” in fear
of starting another war
Hitler’s Alliances:
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In 1936, Hitler made two important pacts: the
Rome-Berlin Axis Pact which allied Germany
with Italy and Anti-Comitern Pact which allied
Germany with Japan
With this newly established support, Hitler
marched into Austria to reclaim the land that
had been taken away from Germany
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Hitler forced his hand on the Austrian
government and people as they voted
for Anschluss (union with Germany)
Hitler promised that this would be the
end of his expansionist aims
Six months later, Hitler demanded that the
Sudetenland region in Czechoslovakia be given
to Germany
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Hitler Cont’d
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Hitler’s invasions led to the Munich Agreement in 1938
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This agreement stated that Hitler could have the Sudetenland region if he promised to
leave Czechoslovakia alone
In 1939, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia and met with little resistance again
from the “BIG THREE”
Hitler would later invade Poland
What was the Appeasement?
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Appeasement means giving in to someone provided their demands are
seen as reasonable
In the 1930’s, politicians in both Britain and France felt that Germany was
being treated unfairly by the Treaty of Versailles
German was given permission to re-arm the Rhineland with German
troops
In 1937, at the hands of the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain,
the policy of Appeasement was created
In 1939, Hitler went against the Munich Agreement and attacked
Czechoslovakia
League of Nations:
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The League of Nations was an international
organization set up in 1919 to help keep world
peace
All countries were to be included in order to
use negotiations rather than force to settle
disputes between countries
Failed because of the depression of the 1930’s
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Countries began to lose faith in their
government and turned to their
militaries for solutions
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For example: Japan invaded Manchuria
in China, an area rich with minerals and
resources. The Chinese appealed to the
League of Nations but little help came
from it and Japan continued its conquest
of Manchuria
Downfall of the League of Nations:
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Not all countries joined the League
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The League of Nations had no power
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Members were asked to stop trading with aggressive countries but because of the
depression, countries were reluctant to lose trading partners
The League had no army
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A change in the United States government was a major factor for them not joining
Germany was not allowed to join because of their involvement in WWI
Russia was not allowed to join due to growing fear of Communism
Countries did not want to use their own armies to settled quarrels
Unable to act quickly
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The Council of the League of Nations only met 4 times a year and decisions had to be
unanimous