The Treaty of Versailles and its Aftermath: A New World Order
in January 1918, almost a year before the end of the war, President Wilson stated in the U.S. Congress by fourteen points which should be governed according to the just and lasting peace.
(the suppression of secret diplomacy, to which attribute the outbreak of war, freedom of navigation and international trade, desmenbracion of old empires and the recognition of the right to independence to the ethnic and linguistic minority of the people who made these empires, the creation of a society of nations based on equality between states regardless of their power to arbitrate international relations and ensure safety of nations d and territorial integrity as well as the impossibility of new guerras.Francia the most harmed by the destruction caused by the conflict, demanded that Germany pay devia be dismemberment and guerra.La repairs to the Paris peace conference that produced the treaty spiculated ded peace conditions and the new borders between the victors and the vanquished. Vanquished countries not were heard and were only called to sign treaties imposed by the council of the four. Tratadosfirmados enparis all, the Versailles peace regulo with Germany was the most important.
Germany suffered severe cuts had to cede territory to France Alsace-Lorraine, the postnania to poland and this created a corridor to the city of Danzig which separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany, finally, the German colonies became mandates become the society of nations. Germany was held responsible for the outbreak of war, and I ate a result had to pay heavy war reparations to compensate for the destruction caused to the victors. DEVIO immediately deliver its merchant fleet, its locomotives and conceded to France the working of the Saar coal mines for fifteen years (Belgium and France) eventually eliminate k tibo germany conscription and to limit its army to 100,000 men, Allies occupied the left bank of the Rhine and the devia remain demilitarized zone, and banned the union of germany with austria. The Treaty of Saint German, Trianon and Sèvres neulli established a new organization of borders and the states of East Central Europe and Balkans, and the cordon was formed sanitario.Con the end of the war to disappearNo great empire that existed in Europe before 1914. The October 1917 Rebolucion just with the Russian empire zares.En d the former German empire and the rule oaustroungaro proclaimed republics and democratic constitutions were extended to many of those territories that avian been dominated by empires disappeared autoritarios.Tambien Turkish empire, whose territories gave rise to new countries or be passed Najo domination by other powers. According to the Wilsonian principle of respect for nationalities, constituted new states: Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, checoslobaquia, Yugoslavia and Europe ungria.Hacia1920 consisted of a total of twenty eight states. All but two were democratici parliamentary and most universal suffrage was introduced. The demographic consequences involving loss, and also a decreased fertility in later generations, and thus a reduction in the workforce and the number of potential consumers.
the tube Gerra heavy consequences, probocaroNo destruction in the means of production and transportation. This situation in the agricultural and industrial regions of northern France and Italy, and western regions of Russia. For governments to finance the war increased, dramatically, its domestic public debt and bank loan sought abroad, mainly to the United States, which the allied countries debited about 12000 million. USA will become the world’s leading economic power. The dollar replaced the pound sterling as the main currency of canvi. Japan, an ally of the entente experience a remarkable industrial and commercial expansion.
Gerra impacted the so uneven across social groups. Estubo marked by opposition between the new rich and new poor. These nouveaux riches, amassed fortunes of war, while the rest of the population is impoverished havia. The women occupied positions havia hitherto been reserved for men. The end of the war 35% of the industrial workforce in Germany was united and rhino female. In the pre-war era the most important achievementnte for the woman was the recognition of the right to vote. Was founded the League of Nations which had as segurar obgetivo to maintaining peace, collective security, disarmament and economic and cultural cooperation. Governing Bodies were: the general assembly (composed of all members) the council (comprising the five victorious powers) the secretary (that t was a purely administrative organ) and the permanent court of international justice. Its members were committed to peacefully solve all conflicts. Was a fragile organization that was unable to practice their obgetivos, and k did not have army or executive capacity to compel compliance with its resolutions. Positive aspects can indicate the prohibition of the secret treaties. The post-war problems in Europe were first k the question of nationalities and the areas of former German Empire and austroungaro is not entirely resolved, empires were divided but many of them were not homegeneos. Reesultados of the peace treaty did not satisfy everyone and soon led to political problems and the axis of fronterizos.Pero Ayaba problem in guerra.El repairs of German reparations amount was set at 132000 million gold marks. German government was forced to call for a moratorium of payment. The French government that devia obscino pay and ordered the occupation of the Ruhr industrial basin in 1923. From 1924 he produced some easing of international amviente.
dawes plan in 1924 gave a gave a solution to the issue of reparations and France accepted and left the ruhr. In 1925 in the lotargo-conference established a system of guarantees between Germany, France, Belgium and Italy UnitedKingdom, which undertook to respect the western borders of Germany and the demilitarization of the Rhineland, this covenant was inaugurated with the dialogue. In 1926 Germany was admitted into the society of nations, German revisionism lies dormant, as Germany did not recognize the borders that the peace treaties imposed havia east. More to fabor pact of peace was to briant 1928 kellog k condemned the war as a means of conflict resolution. Postwar problems in the colonies was that the colonial powers (Britain and France) did not apply the Wilsonian principle or its colonies or to the Germans in Africa, separated and became cheese mandates managed by these powers. (for some highlight the problem of the Middle East) but on the other, also offered the Jews the creation of a Jewish national home (Balfour Declaration) in this way trying to get financial support from the U.S., where Jews constituted a significant minority pressure groups ( Zionist movement).