THE PEACE TREATIES AFTER WW1 There were several peace treaties signed after the First World World War to make sure that another war would not take place. There were four different treaties created for different countries. These are the names of the peace treaties and their main descriptions:: descriptions Germany: Treaty of Versailles (28 June 1919) •
100,000 soldiers, six battleships, no airforce
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132 billion gold marks to be paid in reparations
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Posen, Polish corridor, Alsace-Lorraine, Alsace-Lorraine, all colonies
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Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania Afterwards: The Dawes and Young Plans re-scheduled Germany's payments.
Austria: Treaty Treaty of Saint Germain Ge rmain (10 Sept 1919) •
30,000 volunteers, no navy
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reparations agreed, but never set
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the Austro-Hungarian empire was dismantled, Tyrol lost to Italy
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Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania Afterwards: Afterw ards: Austria went bankrupt before the amount of reparations could be set.
Hungary: Treaty of Trianon Trianon (4 June 1920) •
35,000 volunteers, three patrol boats
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200 million gold crowns
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The Austro-Hungarian empire was dismantled
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Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania Afterwards: Afterw ards: Hungary could not pay the reparations, so its payments were suspended.
Bulgaria: Treaty Treaty of Neuilly (27 Nov 1919) •
20,000 volunteers, four torpedo boats, no air force
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2.25 billion francs
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Land to Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece
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n/a Afterwards: Afterw ards: Bulgaria paid its reparations.
Turkey: Treaty of Sèvres (10 Aug 1920) 1 920) •
50,000 soldiers, seven sailboats and six torpedo boats
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None
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Smyrna and East Thrace to Greece, Rhodes to Italy
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Kurdistan, Kurdist an, Armenia, Hejaz (Arabia). Iraq and Palestine became British mandates. Syria became a French mandate
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The treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles Versailles was signed in the hall of mirrors. mirrors.
React eactions ions of the Treaties The big three were the main decision d ecision makers of the peace treaties that were to be made after the First World War.
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France's aims France had lost an estimated 400,000 civilians to the war, and much of the western front had been fought on French soil. To win the French public, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau wanted to impose policies deliberately meant to damage Germany militarily, politically, politically, and economically so as never to be able to invade France France again.
Britain's aims Prime Minister David Lloyd George supported reparations but to a less extent than the French. Like the French, Lloyd George also supported secret treaties and naval blockades. Lloyd George managed to increase the overall reparations payment and Britain's share by demanding compensation for the huge number of widows, orphans, and men left unable to work through injury, due to the war. war.
United States' aims Many Americans felt eager to remove themselves from European affairs as soon as possible. The United States took a more sinister view toward the issue of German G erman reparations. American Leaders wanted to ensure the success of future trading opportunities and favorably collect on the European debt, and hoped to avoid future wars. wars.
