Terms of the war

Question 1

War Guilt

Article 231

Answer 1

Ger. accepted all blame for starting WWI

Ger. furious as Austria and Hungary started as they began war against Serbia

Question 2

Military must be cut down

Answer 2

Cut to only 100000 men

Lost pride in military
Felt unsafe as army was small
May not even be able to stop revolution

Question 3

Empire reduction

Answer 3

All of Ger. colonies taken away

Could no longer rely on trade with Empire
Countries taken by Britain and France

Question 4

League of Nations

Answer 4

Ger. not allowed to koin

Left out of international politics of peace
Felt insignificant

Question 5

Lost land

Answer 5

Parts of Ger. given to bordering countries

E. Ger. to Poland
10% peop. lived in other countries

Question 6

Reparations

Answer 6

Had to pay £6600 million to allies
Ger. couldn’t keep up payments
Economy ruined

Question 7

WOODROW WILSON

Answer 7

US president
Idealistic and wanted world Peace
Didn’t want to punish Ger. harshly as trading partners
He wanted less harsh punishment ie. pay for finance

But British public wanted harsh punishment

Question 8

DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE

Answer 8

British PM
Did not want to punish Ger. too harshly as did not want them to start another war
Wanted to build democracy

Question 9

GEORGES CLEMENCEAN

Answer 9

French President
Wanted Ger. to be punished 
Wanted revenge
1919 - wanted land back
Demanded reparations as compensation