The Peace Settlement

Question 0

Who came up with the fourteen points?

Answer 0

Woodrow Wilson

Question 1

Who were the big three and where were they from?

Answer 1

USA - Woodrow Wilson
France - Georges Clemenceau
Britain - David Lloyd George

Question 2

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 2

1919

Question 3

What did the Treaty of Versailles deal with?

Answer 3

1) the treaty (agreement) dealt with Germany, other defeated countries made separate treaties
2) Germany lost land, especially Alsace Lorraine (which went back to France, Alsace Lorraine is the large piece of land to the west of Germany)
3) the Rhineland was demilitarised, this was because France wanted more security as they were close enough to be invaded by Germany and they felt it could happen again because it had already happened twice.

Question 4

What were the terms of the treaty?

Answer 4

1) Germany were to accept blame for causing loss and damage during the war
2) limited armed forces (100,000 men, no submarines or air craft, six battleships, and the Rhineland was demilitarised)
3) Germany were forced to pay £6600 million in reparations
4) Germany lost it’s empire

Question 5

Reasons why the treaty was fair…

Answer 5

1) the war had caused so many deaths and so much damage
2) people felt Germany had to be made weaker so they could not start another war
3) people in France and Britain wanted revenge

Question 6

Reasons why the treaty was unfair…

Answer 6

1) the Germans were left weak and resentful
2) the treaty wouldn’t help re-build European trade and wealth
3) Germany could not afford the reparations

Question 7

Why did Germany dislike the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 7

1) they could not afford reparations
2) they lost industrial areas and could not re-build
3) they lost pride without armed forces
4) they saw other countries did not have to disarm
5) they did not accept defeat
6) they now live under foreign rules in new countries
7) they lost colonies
8) they suffered an economic crisis
9) they did not accept guilt for starting the war

Question 8

Facts about the Saint Germain Treaty…

Answer 8

Country - Austria
Date - 10th September 1919
Military restrictions - 30,000 soldiers, no navy
Loss of territory - Austro-Hungarian empire dismantled
Reparations - agreed but never set

Question 9

Fact about the Trianon Treaty…

Answer 9

Country - Hungary 
Date - 4th June 1920
Military restrictions - 35,000 soldiers, 3 patrol boats
Loss of territory - empire dismantled 
Reparations - 200 million gold crowns

Question 10

Facts about the Neuilly Treaty…

Answer 10

Country - Bulgaria
Date - 27th November 1919
Military restrictions - 20,000 soldiers, 4 torpedo boats, no Air Force
Loss of territory - land to Yugoslavia, Romania and Greece
Reparations - £100 million

Question 11

Facts about Sevres Treaty…

Answer 11

Country - Turkey
Date - 10th August 1920
Military restrictions - 50,000 soldiers, 7 sailboats, 6 torpedo boats
Loss of territory - land lost to Italy and Greece
Reparations - none

Question 12

On what date do the fighting end in the First World War?

Answer 12

1918

Question 13

Which of the ‘big three’ wanted to punish Germany the most?

Answer 13

Georges Clemenceau - France

Question 14

Which area of Germany was demilitarised?

Answer 14

The Rhineland

Question 15

What was article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 15

The War Guilt Clause - Germany had to take blame for the war

Question 16

What size armed forces were Germany allowed?

Answer 16

100,000 men, six battleships, no aircraft, no submarines (15,000 naval)

Question 17

How much were Germany expected to pay in damages? What were these called?

Answer 17

£6600 million, these were called reparations

Question 18

What were mandates?

Answer 18

Areas around the world that used to be controlled by Germany, they were took over by the League of Nations

Question 19

Name at least three nationalities living in the new Czechoslovakia?

Answer 19

Germans, Slovaks, Hungarians, Poles, and Ukrainians