How Did WW1 Cause And Affect WW2
Tim And Eli
Treaty of Versailles
- A treaty signed by all allies but only Germany on the central powers side
- By signing Germany took total responsibility and fault of World War One
- "Germany accept the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage"
- The allies declared that the war would resume if the German government did not sign the treaty
The Armistice
- November 11th 1918 (Remembrance Day)
- Germany had no say in the terms of the armistice, no negotiation also
- The Armistice was a result of a much hurried and desperate process
WW2
- Germany had 72 Hours to comply to ally demands
Paris Peace Conference
WW1
- Allowed the national socialist party (Nazi) to gain power by promising economic prosperity, as well as giving them a sense of national pride (because they were humiliated)
- A meeting formed by the allied victors for the sole purpose of setting the terms of a peace treaty to prevent for the war
Terms of the Armistice
- Termination of military hostilities on land or in air within 6 hours of signature
- Renunciation of treaty with Russia and treaty with Romania
- Millions die on each side, both sides look for a close to the war
- Did not include Germany or any central powers
- Immediate release of all French, British and Italian POWs
- Removal of German troops in allied land
- Both parties agree on a cease fire to find a solution
- Many decisions were harsh towards Germany and ended in the treaty of Versailles
Surrender of Materials
- 5000 Cannons
- 25000 Machine guns
- 3000 Minenwerfers
- 1700 Airplanes
- 5000 Locomotive engines
- 150000 Rail cars
- Surrender of all german submarines
- The allies originally demanded more submarines than Germany had
Terms of the treaty
- The treaty stripped Germany of 25000 square miles of territory, and 7 Million people
- Their army could not consist of more 100000 men
- German navy was only allowed:
- 6 pre-dreadnought battleships
- 6 light cruisers
- 12 destroyers
- 12 torpedo boats
- And no submarines
- Germany was forced to pay the equivalent to $442 Billion US today
- It crippled the German economy, and they were not able to fully pay it off until 2010