1920'a was a decade of peace
Treaty of Versailles -
- Territorial
- The following land was taken away from Germany:
- Alsace -Lorraine (Given to France)
- Eupen and Malmedy (Given to Belgium)
- Military
- Germay's army ws reduced to 100,000 men and was not allowed tanks
- Germany could not have an air force
- Germany could only have 6 capital ships and no submarines
- The west of the Rhineland and 50 Kms east if the River Rhine was made into a demilitarized zone (DMZ). No German soldier or weapon was allowed in this zone. The Allies were to keep an army of occupation on the west bank of rhine for 15 years.
- Financial
- They had to pay 33 billion and teritory
League of Nations World wide peace keeping organization
- No military force
- The united states did not join
Isolationism - For a country to keep to itself with foreign affairs
Washington Navel Conference-
- 4 power pact - a treaty by the united states, great Britain, France and japan at the Washington navel conference in 1921.
- Countries agreed to respect each others possessions in the pacific and not seek further territory
- 5 power act - designed to prevent navel arm race
- eliminated construction of battle cruisers and aircraft cruisers
- 9 power pact - Guaranteed chinese independence and upheld the open door policy Signed by the united states,japan,china,france,great britan,italy,belgium,netherlands,porugal.
- great depression - lead to radical people coming to power like nazi ism
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