Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

When was the armistice?

A

11 November 1918

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2
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When did the Peace Conference convene?

A

18 January 1919

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3
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When did Germany sign the Treaty of Versailles?

A

28 June 1919

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4
Q

Who were the Big Four?

A
  • Woodrow Wilson
  • David Lloyd George
  • Georges Clemenceau
  • Vittorio Orlando
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5
Q

Who got Alsace-Lorraine?

A

France

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6
Q

Who got Eupen-Malmedy?

A

Belgium

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7
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How much of its iron ore did Germany lose?

A

75%

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8
Q

What happened to Germany’s African colonies?

A

Placed under League of Nations control.

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9
Q

What was the German army limited to?

A

100,000 men

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10
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What were the German army forbidden from using?

A

Tanks, submarines, and an air force.

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11
Q

How many battleships was the German navy allowed?

A

6

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12
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What happened to the Saarland?

A

This area of rich coal reserves was placed under League of Nations control for 15 years, providing France, Belgium, and Italy with free coal.

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13
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What union was forbidden under the Treaty of Versailles?

A

The Anschluss

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14
Q

Was Germany allowed a say in the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

A

No

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15
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What had Wilson’s Fourteen Points included that undermined Germany’s protests at the terms of peace?

A

They had said that Alsace-Lorraine would return to France and that there would be considerable disarmament.

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16
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What had Germany aimed to do had they won the war?

A

Annex much of the Allied territory and impose a severe reparations bill, just as the Allies did to them in the TOV.

17
Q

Why did Germany sign the Treaty of Versailles?

A

They had no other choice; the army could not launch any sort of military action and there was no possibility of negotiation of the terms.

18
Q

What was the policy of fulfilment?

A

The policy of the SPD that complied with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles despite the fact they hated it in the hope modifications could be negotiated.

19
Q

What were the politicians of the Weimar government known as who dethroned the Kaiser, signed the armistice, and accepted the Treaty of Versailles?

A

The November Criminals

20
Q

Who were two of the biggest promoters of the stab in the back myth?

A

Ludendorff and Hindenburg.

21
Q

What did John Maynard Keynes think of the level of reparations?

A

Too high, a ‘serious act of political unwisdom’