THE GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE TREATIES ON EUROPEAshley Thrasher

THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES? The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty to make peace between the five

nations, France, Germany, Britain, Austria-Hungary and the United States after World War I

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES?

The treaty of Versailles basically forced Germany to accept the responsibility of causing the war. They were forced to make reparations to the price of 32 billion dollars which is roughly 393 billion dollars today. Germany’s economy was already in complete disarray. The treaty also forced Germany to surrender control of their colonies. Initially at first Germany didn’t want to sign the treaty but they were left with no other choice, So, they eventually signed it under a new government.

TERRITORIAL LOSS

GERMANY DIDN’T LIKE THIS

They were forced to make reparations to the price of 32 billion dollars which is roughly 393 billion dollars today. Germany’s economy was already in complete disarray. The treaty also forced Germany to surrender control of their colonies. Initially at first Germany didn’t want to sign the treaty but they were left with no other choice, So, they eventually signed it under a new government.

THE TREATY OF ST. GERMAIN?

treaty concluding WWI and signed by representatives of Austria on one side and the Allied Powers on the other.

Western Thrace was given to Greece Dobrudja was given to Romania Northern Macedonia was given to Yugoslavia South Tyrol, Trentino, Trieste and Istria were given

to Italy Bohemia and Moravia were given to

Czechoslovakia Galicia was given to Poland Bukovina was given to Romania Austria was not allowed to unify with Germany

THE TREATY OF TRIANON

peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary. Hungary losses 2/3 of its territory

Slovakia and Ruthenia were given to Czechoslovakia

Transylvania was given to Romania Burgenland was given to Austria Slovenia and Croatia were given to

Yugoslavia

THE TREATY OF NEUILLY

was the peace treaty between Bulgariaand Allies at the end of World War I.

Western Thrace was given to Greece Dobrudja was given to Romania Northern Macedonia was given to Yugoslavia

THE TREATY OF SEVRES

was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War I.

The Straits of the Dardanelles to be controlled by the allies

Saudi Arabia became independent Turkey lost the rights to Sudan and Libya Eastern Thrace and some Turkish Aegean

Islands were given to Greece Mesopotamia, Palestine and Syria became

League of Nation mandates and were to be run by France and Britain.

THE SIGNING OF TREATY OF SEVRES

THE TREATY OF LAUSANNE

The Sevres peace treaty imposed by the Allies on the Ottoman Empire after World War I had virtually destroyed Turkey as a national state. The treaty was not recognized by the nationalist government under Mustafa Kemal Pasha.

Treaty of Sevres was altered at Lausanne Constantinople was given back to Turkey

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