conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918-1939

Question 1

What was the name of the final German offensive of the first world war?

Answer 1

Ludendorff Offensive

Question 2

In which year did the USA join WW1?

Answer 2

1917

Question 3

By September 1918 how many German soldiers had died in WW1?

Answer 3

2 million

Question 4

What did Britain and its allies do in August 1918?

Answer 4

Counterattack against Germany

Question 5

What was signed on the 11th November 1918?

Answer 5

Armistice

Question 6

Which nations made up the ‘Big three’?

Answer 6

France, the UK, the USA

Question 7

who were the leaders of the
‘Big three’?

Answer 7

Clemenceau, Lloyd-George, Wilson

Question 8

What is the name of Wilson’s list of objectives at the end of WW1?

Answer 8

14 points

Question 9

What begun in January 1919?

Answer 9

Paris Peace conference

Question 10

Which area between Germany and France was demilitarised?

Answer 10

Rhineland

Question 11

What % of its territory did Germany lose?

Answer 11

13%

Question 12

How large was Germany’s army allowed to be?

Answer 12

100,000

Question 13

Name another weapon or military strategy which was banned.

Answer 13

Conscription, tanks, poison gas, military aircrafts, submarines

Question 14

How much were Germany expected to pay in reparations?

Answer 14

£6.6 Billion

Question 15

What % of Germany’s national income was payed?

Answer 15

7%

Question 16

In which article did Germany accept the blame for WW1?

Answer 16

Article 231

Question 17

What does L.A.M.B stand for?

Answer 17

Land
Armed forces
Money
Blame

Question 18

What word sums up how many Germans felt about the ToV?

Answer 18

Diktat

Question 19

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 19

28th June 1919

Question 20

To which country did the Kaiser flee to?

Answer 20

The Netherlands