4 Mark Questions Flashcards
What were the main terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
List any 4;
-Article 231 stated that Germany was responsible for causing all the loss and damage caused by the war
-Germany had to pay 6.6 billion pounds in reparations
-The German navy was restricted to six battleships and no submarines
-The German army was restricted to 100,00 men
-The Rhineland ( an area West of Germany ) was demilitarized, so the German army could not enter that area
-Germany was not allowed to have an air force
-Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria
-Germany was not allowed to join the League of Nations
-All Germany’s colonies in Africa were given to Britain and France
What were reparations?
War reparations are compensation payments made after a war by one side to the other. They are intended to cover damage or injury inflicted during a war.
What was the purpose of the demilitarisation of the Rhineland
The area known as the Rhineland was a strip of German land that borders France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This area was deemed a demilitarized zone to increase the security of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands against future German aggression.
What were the aims of Georges Clemenceau?
To punish Germany and ensure it was too weak to attack France again. to return the Alsace-Lorraine region to France. he accepted the League of Nations but believed it would need to be strengthened to deal with Germany.
What were the aims of Lloyd George
to please the electors who wanted to make Germany pay. to leave Germany strong enough to trade with. to safeguard Britain’s naval supremacy.
What did Woodrow Wilson want to achieve in the peace settlement
Wilson also made proposals that would ensure world peace in the future. For example, he proposed the removal of economic barriers between nations, the promise of “self-determination” for oppressed minorities, and a world organization that would provide a system of collective security for all nations
In what ways did the Treaty of Versailles weaken the German economy?
Because of the stringent demands of the Versailles document, which included territorial annexation, demilitarization, and war reparation, Germany’s economic standing in world markets was severely undermined, which in turn led to internal economic crisis and hyperinfaltion in 1923.
