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Consequences of WW1 Treaties - Coggle Diagram
Consequences of WW1 Treaties
Geopolitical
End of Empires/royal families
Eg. Austria's Hasburg Ottoman's Sutton
Map of Europe changed
Germany lost 13% of its territory (and 7million people) and was split in half (polish corridor)
New countries eg. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Baltic States
Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria reduced
Rhineland demilitarised
Rise of Nationalism
Within colonies that the British and French gained (eg. Indonesia)
Growing anger in Germany
Support began growing for parties from the right (Nazis) and the left (communists)
Wilson's original idealistic 14 points had been vastly altered
Believed Treaty was too harsh, especially the War Guilt Clause and reperations
Resentment towards Weimar Republic, especially the 'November Criminals'
German's had expected victory due to propaganda and never being invaded
Shifting balance of power
Germany decimated (although still large population and a future threat)
Germany shifted from European powerhouse to the brink of revolution
British and French increased empire
The weaker might fight the redress the power imbalance before and the stronger might take advantage of the imbalance
Growth of national minorities
Self-determination was one of Wilson's 14 points
Fronteir regions particularly unstable (eg. Sudeteland)
Competition for land
Anti-semitism
New borders split ethnic groups (eg. Germans in Poland); and created a refugee crisis