Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

What was Article 231?

Answer 1

Germany had to accept war guilt

Question 2

What was Article 232?

Answer 2

Germany had to pay £6,600million in reparations

Question 3

What was the German Navy restricted to (men)?

Answer 3

15,000 men; 1500 officers

Question 4

What was the German Navy restricted to (ships)?

Answer 4

ONLY six battleships

Question 5

What was the German Navy restricted to (subs)?

Answer 5

NO SUBMARINES

Question 6

Was Anschluss allowed?

Answer 6

it was FORBIDDEN

Question 7

Could Germany join the brand-new League of Nations?

Answer 7

Absolutely not

Question 8

Was Germany allowed tanks for the military?

Answer 8

nope

Question 9

Was Germany allowed an air force?

Answer 9

nah

Question 10

What was Germany split in two by?

Answer 10

The polish corridor

Question 11

What “German” city in the polish corridor became polish?

Answer 11

Danzig

Question 12

What was the German army limited to (men)?

Answer 12

100,000

Question 13

Was conscription for the military allowed?

Answer 13

No

Question 14

What happened to the Saar?

Answer 14

The League of Nations had control for 15 years

Question 15

What happened to the Rhineland?

Answer 15

It was demilitarised

Question 16

What happened to German colonies?

Answer 16

They were given to the League of Nations as a mandate

Question 17

What is a “mandate”

Answer 17

Somewhere governed by the LofN until they can look after themselves

Question 18

Did France get Alsace-Lorraine?

Answer 18

Yes!

Question 19

Why was the League of Nations created?

Answer 19

To enforce the ToV

Question 20

How much of Germany was lost in the ToV?

Answer 20

13% (six million Germans)

Question 21

What were the struggles faced by the new country “Poland”

Answer 21

Had no natural defensive borders like mountains, Germans in the corridor didn’t want to be polish, Poland was resented by countries like Germany and Russia who had land taken