1. Aim: Identify the effects of the Treaty on European Powers

2. A Troubled Treaty
Versailles treaty was just one of 5 treaties negotiated by the Allies
These agreements created feelings of bitterness and betrayal
This was among both the victors and the defeated 2

3. The Creation of New Nations
Western powers signed separate peace treaties in 1919 & 1920 with each of the defeated nations
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, & Ottoman Empire
Several new countries were created out of the Austro-Hungary Empire
Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, & Yugoslavia
Ottoman Turks forced to give up all of their former empire
Allies carved up lands
British controlled Palestine, Iraq & Transjordan
France received Syria & Lebanon
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania became independent nations 3

4. Treaty of Versailles did little to build peace
United States ultimately rejected the treaty
Many Americans objected to the settlement & to President Wilsons League of Nations
Americans believed that the United States’ best hope for peace was to stay out of European affairs
German’s war-guilt clause (Article 231) left a legacy of bitterness & hatred in the hearts of the German people
Some Allied power were embittered with the outcome
Japan & Italy entered the war to gain territory
Both had gained less than they wanted 4