HISTORY 2DF3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Collective Security, Hyperinflation In The Weimar Republic, Trieste
2 Nov 2015
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1923 the paris peace conference was never enforced by the countries who created instead they continue to revise it. Woodrow wilson was president of us: bolshevik revelations. Wants to become government so they publish secrets and embarrass western governments. Western allies invade russia are defeated bolshevik then say russia doesn"t owe for the costs of war that they borrowed from the west. Difficulties of decision-making: the big four. The conference is a meeting of the victors : there was to be a second conference with the defeated states never happened, victor states say no time pushed deal on loser states. The big four: u. s. , britain, france, and italy, heads of state went not delegates, italy and eventually drop out, wilson is idealist. Empires are now gone 30 + ethnic groups are fighting for survival. No more secret diplomacy - open covenants open phrases. Attack one nation all will fight in defense: clemenceau (france president) the tiger .
