World War I - Episode IV ( AGO vs RuFraBriUJa)
- After six months of negotiation after the end of first world war, a peace agreement is known as the "Treaty of Versailles" was signed on 28 June 1919.
- This treaty made the following decisions:
- The "guilt of war" was placed upon central powers, especially Germany.
- Borders of Central and Eastern Europe, African Colonies, and the Middle East were redrawn.
- Heavy war reparation was levied on Germany. (भारी युद्ध क्षतिपूर्ति जर्मनीमा लगाइएको थियो।) Final war reparation was paid by Germany in 2010.
- The colonies of Germany were divided by Britain and France.
- Consequences of WWI:
- Fall of following empires:
- German Empire - Hohenzollern dynasty falled down.
- Austro-Hungarian Empire - Fall of Habsburg dynasty.
- Russian Empire - Fall of Romanov dynasty.
- Ottoman Empire - Caliphate (Caliphate were Head of Muslims and were ruling on this empire) abolished
- Austro-Hungarian empire broke into several countries: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
- Some areas of Russia and Germany broke to become new countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland
- Middle-East: Palestine was made
- Ottoman-empire which was distributed among France, Britain, and Russia was shrunk into a small area of Turkey.
- New technologies which were firstly used in WWI:
- Radio
- Armored cars
- Tanks
- Submarine boats
- Machine guns
- Mustard gas
- Aeroplane for bombings
- Political changes after WWI:
- Britain and France got many colonies and they consolidated power.
- The USA came as a new international power.
- National Socialism Party of Hitler came into power in Germany.
- Turkey had to face political movement for power after the abolishment of the Ottoman Empire.
- League of Nations was established as first international group.
References:
Study IQ education. (2016, November 5). History - World War 1 - क्यूँ हुआ प्रथम विश्व युद्ध ? जानिये इतिहास हिंदी में (Part 1)- UPSC/IAS/SSC [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOJcHciNMSc
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