interwar/ paris peace conference quiz

Question 1

zimmerman telegram

Answer 1

germans sent telegram to mexico requesting mexico attacks US in german half and dollar
us found word of this attack and began to mobilize quicker

Question 2

usa in world war one

Answer 2

several US ships were damaged or shrunk by German mines \
german sunk many ships carrying civilanas causing wilsion to declare war on germnay

Question 3

Treaty of Brest-litovsk
and russian revolution

Answer 3

russia was one of the most impoverished countries in Europe, revolution lef to soviet union and rise of communisim
treaty officially ended russian participation in world war one
russian had no say on terms of war as Germans forced them to sign by threatening reattacks

Question 4

wilisons 14 points

Answer 4

wanted as peaceful of resolution as possible in order to prevent another global conflict
- main advocated for self determination and security for smaller nations

Question 5

spring offesnive

Answer 5

fast paced series of attacks and had a goal to regain lost territory and extend into new territory along western front before American troops arrived

Question 6

100 day offfesnive

Answer 6

series of attacks by allied troops
ends on novemeber 11th
leads to defeat of German army causing germans to retreat to hindenburg line

Question 7

germany gives up

Answer 7

war eneded with armistree, agreement in which both sides agree to stop fighting rather then surrender
germany agrees as they are facing complete destruction along with pressure from citizens

Question 8

what was the paris peace conference

Answer 8

terms of peace drafted by nations to restructure each nation and global order to repair war damages
germany and allies were not allowed to attend the conference

Question 9

miltary power effect on germany after PPC

Answer 9

reduced to 100 000 men
no tanks no air force no submarines and no battleships

Question 10

territorial loss effect on germnay after PPC

Answer 10

all overseas colonies were lost
alsance loraine returned to France
completed isolation germnay:
- portions of nations given to beligum and denemark
- creates polish corridor in middle of Germnay
- ports were made a free city
- coalfields given to France

Question 11

guilt cause and reperations

Answer 11

germans accept full responsibility of the war
and had to pay for damages caused by them shooting germnay into major debt

Question 12

what did france want from PPC

Answer 12

George Clemenreau
wanted security, revenge and reperations main point to cut german army to zero

Question 13

what did Brittain want from PPC

Answer 13

David Lloyd George
in public: wanted to punish germans as public was VERY anti-german after the war
private: needed to Germany to recover for economic trading and believed that germnay would be barrier against incoming communisim from Russia