KQ1 Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?

Question 1

What military restrictions were imposed on Germany because of the treaty of Versailles

Answer 1

Conscription was banned.
Army limited to 100,000
No submarines, aircrafts or army vehicles
Navy could only have 6 battle ships
Rhineland became demilitarised
15,000 men allowed in Navy

Question 2

What was the war guilt clause in the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 2

Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war

Question 3

What number was the war guilt clause?

Answer 3

Clause 231

Question 4

What were germanys reparations set to at first?

Answer 4

6.6 billion

Question 5

When was Germanys reparations set?

Answer 5

1921

Question 6

What were some of the territorial changes caused by the treaty of Versailles?
(6 points)

Answer 6

Alsace-Lorraine went to France
North Schleswig went to Denmark
West Prussia + Posen -> polish corridor
Danzig was run by LofN and given to Poland as a sea port
East Prussia to Lithuania
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania became independent
Germany was forbidden to join (Anschluss) with Austria
Germanys overseas empire was taken away and former colonies became mandates controlled by the league
Saarland was to be run by LofN for 15 years and then a plebiscite would be held

Question 7

Who was Americas representative and what was his views?

Answer 7

President Woodrow Wilson
Wanted to not be too harsh on Germany
Strengthen democracy in defeated countries
Give self determination to small countries
International co-operation

Question 8

Who was Englands representative and what did he believe?

Answer 8

David Lloyd George
Germany not too harshly punished
Germany + Britain trade
Germany lose navy + colonies

Question 9

Who was Frances representative and what did he believe

Answer 9

Georges Clemenceau
Cripple Germany

Question 10

The loss of which areas damaged Germanys economy?

Answer 10

Saar and upper Silesia

Question 11

How much of Germanys land did it lose bc of the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 11

10%

Question 12

How much of Germanys population was lost due to the treaty of Versailles

Answer 12

12.5%

Question 13

How did the Germans describe the treaty of Versailles

Answer 13

Diktat

Question 14

What was Austria’s treaty and when was it done?

Answer 14

Treaty of St. Germain, 10th of September 1919

Question 15

What were the main terms of the treaty of St. Germain

Answer 15

Italy gained Tyrol, trentino, Istria, Trieste
Czechoslovakia gained Sudetenland, Czech provinces and Slovakia
Serbia was given various Balkan states (Bosnia, Croatia…)
Poland gained Galicia
No Anschluss
Disarmed to 30,000 men + 3 Danubian Police Boats

Question 16

What was Hungary’s treaty and when was it done

Answer 16

Treaty of Trianon, 4th June 1920

Question 17

Main terms of the treaty of Trianon

Answer 17

Hungary lost border districts to Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia
Transylvania was given to Romania which doubled Romania’s size
Army reduced to 35,000

Question 18

What was the treaty of Bulgaria and when was it done

Answer 18

Treaty of Neuilly, 27th November 1919

Question 19

Terms of Treaty of Neuilly

Answer 19

Western Thrace to Greece - Bulgaria lost coastline that led to the Mediterranean
Lost territory to Yugoslavia and Romania
Army reduced to 20,000

Question 20

What was turkeys first treaty and when was it done

Answer 20

Treaty of Serves , August 1920

Question 21

When and what was Turkeys second treaty

Answer 21

Treaty of Lausanne, 1923

Question 22

Terms of treaty of Serves (5 points)

Answer 22

Turks lost middle-eastern empire
Saudi Arabia gained independence
Britain gained Palestine, Trans-Jordan and Iraq as mandates
France given Lebanon and Syria
Greece gained Easter Thrace + Smyrna
Italy gained Rhodes
Dardanelles straight became international waterway
Army reduced to 50,000

Question 23

Who led the revolution of turkey and renegotiated the treaty

Answer 23

Mustafa Kemal

Question 24

Terms of Lausanne

Answer 24

Turkey regained land lost to Greece
Straits remained demilitarised but returned to Turkish sovereignty
Turkey no longer had to pay reparations

Question 25

Why was the treaty of Sevres renegotiated?

Answer 25

Britain didn’t want a war. Government was overthrown