World War 1
World War 1 was fought between the Central Powers and Allied Powers.
Contents
International Relations Antecedents
International Relations Antecedents
Pacific Theater
Western Theater
Eastern Theater
Conclusion and Aftermath
For the most part, peace was negotiated at Versailles in 1918.
The terms of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany were:
- restrictions on naval power
This would be effectively terminated/amended by the Anglo-German Naval Agreement.
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The Austro-Hungarian Empire was handled separately, as several new states were declaring independence or being propped up in the former territory. First, Austria was addressed in the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1919.
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Importantly, because the League of Nations was baked into this treaty, the U.S. refused to ratify it. This required a second, bilateral peace treaty in the U.S.-Austrian Peace Treaty of 1921.
In the meantime, Hungary had unilaterally demilitarized and invited peace negotiations to begin. Czechoslovakia, Serbia, and Romania instead took this as an opportunity to restart the war. France supported the invasion with intent to make the territory cessions permanent, as part of propping up a Little Entente. Horthy was coerced to sign the Treaty of Trianon, also known as the Dictate of Trianon. The terms were:
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