Chapter 1

Question 1

What was Woodrow Wilson’s (president of the USA) attitude towards Germany?

Answer 1

Wilson didn’t want to be too harsh on Germany. He though that if they were, Germany might try to take revenge in the future. No spoiler alerts here, but he was right!

Question 2

What was David Lloyd George’s (prime minister of Britain) attitude towards Germany?

Answer 2

Lloyd George agreed with Wilson’s view of not being too harsh on Germany. He also wanted to restore trading unions with Germany, however he wanted harder terms than Wilson. Lloyd George overall wanted to keep Britain safe.

Question 3

What was Georges Clemenceau’s (prime minister of France) attitude towards Germany?

Answer 3

He hated Germany, who had treated France mercilessly. He wanted revenge for all that France had suffered.

Question 4

What was Wilson’s main aim?

Answer 4

World peace.

Question 5

What was Lloyd George’s main aim?

Answer 5

Protection for Britain.

Question 6

What was Clemenceau’s main aim?

Answer 6

Revenge on Germany! Bwaha!

Question 7

How did Wilson feel about the completed Treaty?

Answer 7

The treaty was too harsh on Germany.

Question 8

How did Lloyd George about the completed Treaty?

Answer 8

It was fairly satisfactory, apart from the Germans not losing their navy.

Question 9

How did Clemenceau feel about the completed Treaty?

Answer 9

The Treaty just wasn’t harsh enough on Germany!

Question 10

What was the Anschluss?

Answer 10

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Question 11

Who were the Big Three?

Answer 11

Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, and Georges Clemenceau.

Question 12

What is conscription?

Answer 12

Conscription is forcing people to fight, without giving them a choice. In the Disney movie Mulan, Mulan’s father, although old and weak was told he had to go fight in the army against the Huns. Mulan, however, disguised as man, took his place.

Question 13

What is co-operation?

Answer 13

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Question 14

What is a demilitarised zone?

Answer 14

An area where soldiers and military equipment, such as tanks, were banned from.

Question 15

What is a democracy?

Answer 15

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Question 16

What is disarmament?

Answer 16

A process where a country give up military weapons and vehicles, including ships, guns, tanks, etc.

Question 17

In essence, what were the Fourteen Points?

Answer 17

Wilson’s plan of world peace.

Question 18

What is free trade?

Answer 18

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Question 19

What is a general strike?

Answer 19

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Question 20

What is hindsight?

Answer 20

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Question 21

What is hyperinflation?

Answer 21

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Question 22

What is an idealist/realist?

Answer 22

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Question 23

Who was Kapp Putsch?

Answer 23

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Question 24

What was the League of Nations?

Answer 24

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Question 25

What are mandates?

Answer 25

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Question 26

What was the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 26

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Question 27

What is "public opinion"?

Answer 27

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Question 28

What are reparations?

Answer 28

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Question 29

What was the Rhineland?

Answer 29

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Question 30

What was right-wing?

Answer 30

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Question 31

What was the Ruhr?

Answer 31

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Question 32

Who was the Saar?

Answer 32

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Question 33

What were secret treaties?

Answer 33

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Question 34

What is self-determination?

Answer 34

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Question 35

What are territories?

Answer 35

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Question 36

What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?

Answer 36

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Question 37

What is war guilt?

Answer 37

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Question 38

What was the Young Plan?

Answer 38

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