Terms of the Paris Peace Treaties

Paris Peace Treaties

 Background Info

• Representatives from 32 countries met in Paris in 1919
• 'Big three' in command of important decisions (note Italy didn't gain control as it had hoped)
• 5 treaties: St Germain, Versailles, Trianon, Neuilly, Sevres/Lausanne
• Versailles dealt with Germany, others dealt with geo-political and economic situation of Europe
• The agreement of the terms the Leage of Nations was to operate was based on all five treaties

Treaty of Versailles

Background:

• June 1919, focused on Germany, signed in Palace of Versailles
• Germany had to accept full war guilt

Teritory:

• Polish state established, Poland given West Prussian and Posen
• Alsace-Lorainne given back to France
• Danzig appointed an international city
• Plebiscites in Upper Silesia, West Prussia and Schleswig
• Loss of colonies and investments

Military Restrictions:

• Only allowed a regular army with 100,000 soldiers 
• No airforce allowed, only allowed a small naval fleet
• Conscription not allowed
• Rhineland occupied for 15 years by allied military forces
• All commissions ally controlled until 1927

Reparations:

• Had to pay 132 billion marks
• Paid in regular installments, some gold, some goods
• Dawes Commission 1924 (America leant money to Germany)
• France invaded Ruhr 1923

Treaty of St Germain

• September 1919, with Austria
• Dalmatia, Slovenia and Bosnia…