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How many countries met at the palace of Versailles

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27

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When did the countries meet at the palace of Versailles

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1919

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Who did and didn’t attend the palace of Versailles

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The victorious allies did

The Germans did not

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Why did they meet at the place of Versailles

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To prevent another war happening and discuss what would happen with the loosing countries

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How long did the conference last

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12 months

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What was the name of the conference in Versailles

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The Paris peace conference

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Out of the big three what was the order of harshness with which they wanted to punish Germany

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France
England
USA

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Who was the French originated in 1919

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George’s Clemenceau

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Who was the American president in 1919

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was the British prime minister in 1919

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David Lloyd George

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Why did the French want to punish the Germans so harshly

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Most of the fighting in ww1 was done of French soil, so they lost a lot of land and resources
France suffered the most deaths in ww1

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What punishments did France want for Germany

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Demilitarisation- they wanted to cripple germanys military to ensure they wouldn’t invade again
They wanted the Rhineland to become a demilitarised border between France and Germany.
They wanted massive reparations from Germany, to pay for the damage caused to France

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Why didn’t the Americans want strong punishments for Germany

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They joined the war late, les very few men, didn’t see any physical effects of war on their soil and even made money selling weapons to allies

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What did Woodrow Wilson want for Germany

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He wanted them to have self determination (rule over themselves)
He wanted to implement his 14 point plan for peace worldwide

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What did Britain want for Germany

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The British public wanted the Germans to pay, however dlg was conciliatory of punishing the Germans t9 harshly in fear of a second war
George wanted Germany to become part of the British empire, and remain strong enough to maintain trade

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What was the main aim of the treaty

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To weaken Germany economically, socially and financially so as to prevent another war

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We’re the Germans given a choice in whether or not they could accept the ToV

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No, they were given no time to negotiate, either they accepted it or the allies would continue the war

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What does TRAWL stand for

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Territory
Reparations 
Armaments
War guilt
League of Nations
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What happened to Germanises colonies

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Germanises colonies in Africa were taken from them and given to the league as ‘mandates’, however realistically they were controlled by gb and f

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What happened to the Rhineland a after the ToV

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It was demilitarised, giving protection to the French

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What happened to the polish corridor after the ToV

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It was given to Poland, a country created by the League of Nations

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How many new German speaking countries were created after the ToV

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8

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How much land did the Germans have taken from them in the ToV

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13%

E.g. Alsace Lorraine

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What happened to Alsace Lorraine after the ToV

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It was given to France as it had previously belonged to them

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What was Saar
Germanys industrial area
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What happened to Saar in the ToV
It was taken from Germany and after 15 years, were given the option whether or not to return to it
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What was the name of Germany uniting with Austria
Anschluss, they were forbidden to do it after the war
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How much was Germany required to pay in reparations
6.6 billion
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How long did it take Germany to complete it reparations
Over. 60 years, it officially finished in 2010
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What was the result of the reparations for Germany
Deep poverty and recession, many died of starvation
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What were the aims of disarmament
If Germany didn’t have an army, they couldn’t attack other countries and start another war, it would also humiliate them to be so weak Also with these numbers, Germany could defend themselves against attack
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What were the terms of germanys disarmament in the ToV
The weren’t allowed an Air Force The were only allowed 100,000 men Their naval army was only 15,000 men and 6 battle ships No tanks and no submarines
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What article was formally known as the war guilt clause
Article 231 in the ToV
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What were the terms of the war guilt cause
Germany had to accept full responsibility for ww1
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What was the purpose of the war guilt clause
To humiliate Germany
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What was the main aim of the LoN
To promote peace and co operation in the world
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What happened in the treaty of st germain 1919
Austria lost land to Italy and Romania, which were used to create countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia They also had their military reduced to 30,000 men and weren’t allowed a navy Austria had to also pay reparations but it wasn’t enforced
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What happened in the treaty of neuilly
Bulgaria lost land to Greece but gained land from turkey | Their army was limited and they weren’t allowed an Air Force
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What happened in the treaty of Trianon
Hungarys land was given to new countries eg Czechoslovakia and their army was limited to 30,000 men, they also had to pay reparations
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What happened to turkey after the war
They lost all their land to Europe esp Greece They had to cut their army to 50,000 men Their army and navy were restricted
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What was the response to the punishments for turkey
The trunkfish people overthrew the government in protest, forcing the LoN to create a new treaty stating they didn’t have to pay reparations, get back some of their land from Greece and have military control
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Why was turkeys response to the LoN and ToV so important
Because the LoN responded to them and folded against their actions, showing other countries that they could do the same to the LoN
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What happened to Germany after the ToV
The kaiser abdicated straight after the war The Germans despised the treaty and felt humiliated by it having been previously seen as incredibly strong A new government- the Weimar Republic- was introduced but it was weak and the Germans hated it
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Why was the Weimar Republic so unsuccessful as a government
The German people felt the6 had suffered enough after the kaisers abdication and they saw the Weimar Republic as weak It was also democratic which the Germans weren’t used to and no one could decide on things after the war in order to vote
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What did the Germans call the ToV
Diktat, they thought they were forced or dictated into it as it left them so weak They also called the people who signed it November criminals
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What did France think of the treaty
Many French thought it wasn’t harsh enough | They wanted it destroyed but felt it was only weakened and could strengthen again in the future
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What did the French want with the German military
Complete demilitarisation and Clemenceau agreed
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What was the French opinion on the reparations
Not enough
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What was the general American response to the ToV
That it was too harsh | They didn’t want to cripple Germany and wanted it to recover
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Who controlled many of the new countries created by the ToV
Britain and France, much to the disappointment of the Americans who had wanted them to be independent
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What was the policy that america wanted to install with Europe
Isolationism | They wanted the Europeans to deal with European issues
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What was americas opinion of the LoN
Despite coming up with it, he thought the treaty was too harsh so ww didn’t join
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What was the general British response to the ToV
It was generally well received, many British people has lost family embers in the war and wanted revenge They also got to expand their empire which was good Some people wanted the treaty to be harsher seeking even more revenge
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Who became the strongest naval force after the war
Britain, they had been competing with Germany but after the ToV , Germany had little to no naval military leaving Britain as the most powerful They had naval supremacy
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What was dlg’s response to the ToV
He was very unsure, he found it very harsh and was concerned about germanys retaliation or want for revenge, feeling that it crippled them financially, socially and economically

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