1. Paris Peace Conference and LON in the 1920s

Impact of WWI in Europe CC ☆ Causes of War Outbreak of War Militarism Aggressiveness + Confidence to wage war ↑ Aggressiveness Alliances Confidence to wage war + tension, fear, WR + aggressiveness ↑ Military Strength to wage war Imperialism/Expansionism ↑ Invasions = ↑ territories = ↑ resources to wage war → military strength to wage war → confidence to wage war ↑ Tension, fear (worsening relations) Nationalism Tension, fear, WR ↑ Invasions = ↑ territories = ↑ resources to wage war No Action from League of Nations or Major Powers Viewed Br. and Fr. as weak → Aggressiveness + Confidence to wage war ↑ Confidence to wage war ↑ Viewed 󰏅 and 󰏃 as weak Important Dates ☆ ★ 1882: Formation of Triple Alliance ★ 1907: Formation of Triple Entente ★ 1914: Start of WWI ★ 1917: October Revolution/Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ★ 11 November 1918: End of WWI (Defeat of 󰎲 ) ★ 28 June 1919: Treaty of Versailles ★ 1921: Washington Naval Conference ★ 1925: Locarno Treaties ★ 1928: Kellogg Briand Pact ★ 1934-1936: World Disarmament Conference Disputes ★ 1920: Finland & Sweden; Poland & Lithuania ★ 1921: Germany & Poland ★ 1920-1922: Greece & Turkey Key : Important, D efine , Ex ample , A nswer/CC , Date , Person, term , ↑ increased, ✿ resources

★ 1923: Italy & Greece; Germany & France ★ 1925: Greece & Bulgaria ★ 1931: Japan & China ★ 1935-1936: Italy & Abyssinia Important People ☆ Chaotic White Male Name Woodrow Wilson David Lloyd George George Clemenceau Vladimir Lenin Role President of 󰑔 PM of United Kingdom PM of 󰏃 Communist Party in USSR Causes of WWI Militarism How did ↑d militarism in Europe lead to WWI in Europe? D ● country should have strong military capability to defend or promote national interest ● by invading countries with raw materials & resources for industries producing weaponry and ships Ex Naval Arms Race ● whoever ‘rules the waves’ rules the world ○ 󰏅 had most powerful navy ○ 󰎲 wanted to build a bigger navy ● started a naval arms race with 󰏅 ○ build super battleships called Dreadnought ○ by 1914 , 󰏅 had 34, 󰎲 had 22 Ex Mass army; large scale arms production ● 󰎲 was competing with 󰏃 and Russia to expand armies ○ by 1914 , Russia had largest army - 1.4 million soldiers ○ British army put all over colonies to protect 󰏅 ’s overseas empire ● most of the European powers: compulsory military service & large-scale arms programmes A ● ↑Militarism ● ↑ Aggressiveness ● ↑ Military strength to wage war ● ↑ Invasions = ↑ territories = ↑ resources to wage war Key : Important, D efine , Ex ample , A ns