History: Chapter 1

Question 1

What were the 4 terms of the Treaty of Versailles? + acronym

Answer 1

B lame
R eparations
A rmy / armaments
T erritory

Question 2

What was the clause for Blame in the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 2

War Guilt Clause / Article 231

Question 3

How much reparations did Germany have to pay?

Answer 3

6.6 billion British Pounds

Question 4

How many men was the German army limited to?

Answer 4

100,000

Question 5

What army weapons were the Germans not allowed to manufacture / possess?

Answer 5

Tanks, aircrafts and submarines

Question 6

List 4 areas in Germany that were lost to either the League of Nations or other countries

Answer 6

Posen & Polish corridor (Poland), Saar Region (LON), Alsace-Lorraine (France), Eupen-Malmedy (Belgium), Upper Silesia (Poland), Memel (Lithuania), Northern Schleswig (Denmark), Danzig (LON)
*any 4 is applicable

Question 7

What happened to Germany’s colonies?

Answer 7

They were mostly taken control of by France and Britain

Question 8

Alsace-Lorraine was gained by Germany in what war?

Answer 8

Franco-Prussian War

Question 9

Germany was forbidden from uniting with which country?

Answer 9

Austria

Question 10

Why were some French people pleased with the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 10

It removed the threat of another German invasion

Question 11

Why did some British people support the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 11

Germany had been punished for the deaths of family members

Question 12

Why did some British people oppose the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 12

They were not sure if it would bring peace as they didn’t know how Germany would react

Question 13

Why did some people argue that the Treaty of Versailles did not punish the right people?

Answer 13

The Kaiser, who began the war, abdicated

Question 14

What percentage of Germany’s populations were absorbed into other countries following the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

12.5%

Question 15

What did France want to do with German territory?

Answer 15

Split/Break it into a series of small weak states

Question 16

Which harsh treaty did Germany impose on Russia in 1918?

Answer 16

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 17

Who was the British Prime Minister?

Answer 17

David Lloyd George

Question 18

Who was the President of the USA?

Answer 18

Woodrow Wilson

Question 19

Who was the Prime Minister of France?

Answer 19

Georges Clemenceau (The Tiger)

Question 20

What were Lloyd Geoge’s two key priorities at Versailles?

Answer 20

To make sure Germany did not suffer, to have peace and trade

Question 21

What did Lloyd George want to do with the German Empire?

Answer 21

Take some of Germany’s overseas colonies and add them to the British Empire

Question 22

When was the Franco-Prussian War?

Answer 22

1870 - 1871

Question 22

What was Georges Clemenceau’s primary aim at Versailles?

Answer 22

Revenge on Germany, make France safe from any possible German attack in the future or to weaken Germany as much as possible

Question 23

What kind of peace did Woodrow Wilson want?

Answer 23

Just and lasting peace

Question 24

Why didn't Clemeceau trust Lloyd George?

Answer 24

Lloyd George was willing to go easy on Germany in Europe but not at an international level

Question 25

What were two of Woodrow Wilson's satisfactions?

Answer 25

- Got a League of Nations - Self-determination for the people of Eastern Europe

Question 26

What were two of Woodrow Wilson's disappointments?

Answer 26

- Some of his 14 points (idealistic aims) did not get into the Treaty of Versailles - The senate of America refused to join the LON and refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles

Question 26

What were four of Clememceau's satisfactions?

Answer 26

He liked the harsh things in the treaty: - reparations (repair the damage to France) - reduced German army - demilitarised zone in the Rhineland would protect France - France got Alsace-Lorraine and some of Germany's colonies

Question 27

What were six of Clemeceau's dissapoinments?

Answer 27

- He wanted Germany broken into small states (make them weaker) - He wanted the Saar permanently (only got 15 years under LLON mandate) - Wanted to gain the Rhineland for strategic and industrial reasons - Wanted the German army to be smaller than 100,000 - Reparations were not immediately paid to France - Wanted a treaty similar to Brest-Litovsk that was harsher

Question 28

What were two of Lloyd George's satisfactions?

Answer 28

- Britain got some German colonies - Small German Navy (helped Britain to "rule the waves"

Question 29

What were two of Lloyd George's disappointments?

Answer 29

- Treaty was too harsh and would ruin Germany - Cause another war in 25 years time

Question 30

In what year was the reparations sum set?

Answer 30

1921

Question 31

Which recruitment system was the German army banned from using?

Answer 31

Conscription