The Treaty of St. Germain, 1919 - Austria

After WW1, the fate of Germany's allies were also discussed at the Paris Peace Conference. A strong ally of Germany throughout the first world war was Austria-Hungary. However, this country collapsed in 1918 due to the treaties. Britain, France, America and Italy redrew the European maps. As part of the new sketches for Europe, Austria-Hungary was split into 2 countries. Up until today, we still know them as Austria and Hungary. In this post, I will discuss the treaty that was made for Austria. To read about the treaty that dealt with Hungary, please click here.

Treaty of St. Germain, 1919 

TERMS: 

• Bohemia and Moravia were to be taken away from Austria, and to be given to the new country Czechoslovakia.
• Bosnia, Herzegovina and Croatia were also to be taken away from Austria and to be given to the new country Yugoslavia.
• Galicia to be give to Poland.
• Parts of Austria to be given to Italy
• Forbidden to unite with Germany
• Army restricted to 30,000 men.
• Pay reparations.

MORE INFORMATION:

• The Treaty of St. Germain weren't made solely to punish Austria, but to sort out the new sketches that were made for Europe.
• This treaty can be considered harsher than the treaty of Versailles as Austria's own land was given away; there were Austrians who were now made to be part of a different state. 
• Austria had suffered sever economic issues after the first world war as most of their industrial areas were given away to Czechoslovakia.