Unit IX: Effects of WWI and Treaty of Versailles Study Guide

IB Syllabus Goals: • Social and economic changes during and after the War • Versailles and other treaties • Post-war economic and political problems

Study Questions: 1. What were the short and long-run effects of government wartime monetary policies? Of what significance were the national debts that were created? 2. On what principles did Woodrow Wilson desire peace to b established? Why did he hope for a new kind of peace settlement? 3. Describe the personality and political outlook of the other Big Four statesman. Why did Wilson and Lloyd George object to the French attitudes and proposals with respect to Germany? 4. Summarize and discuss the major agreements reached at the peace conference concerning a) territorial changes, b) disposition of the German colonies, c) restrictions on German naval and military power, d) reparations. 5. Why was the “war guilt” clause written into the treaty? What objections might legitimately be raised to it?

Quotes: To what extent do you agree with the following quotes? 1. “The idea of planned economy was first applied in the First World War.” 2. “In Germany, government controls became more thorough and more efficient than elsewhere.” 3. “The Germans felt no such responsibility for the war as they were obliged formally to accept under the “war guilt” clause.” 4. “For practical purposes the treaty of Versailles, with respect to Germany, was either too severe of too lenient.” 5. “The war was indeed a victory for democracy, though a bitter one.”

Identification: Know each term and its importance. Secret Treaty of London 1915 treaty of Brest-Litovsk Lloyd George George Clemenceau Vittorio Orlando Fourteen Points Demilitarization of the Rhineland administration of the Saar “war guilt” clause League of Nations

*** The First World War from the Longman Series pp87-96 is extremely helpful.