The Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

How many deaths were there at the end of the First World War in Europe?

Answer 1

Around 8 million soldiers and 8 millioin civilans

Question 2

What was the Paris peace conference?

Answer 2

In the January of 1919, 32 winning countries met in the palace of Versailles, led by the leaders of Britain, France, and the USA.

Question 3

What did France want?

Answer 3

• Georges Clemenceau wanted revenge on Germany.
• Difinitively remove German threat and cripple the country.

Question 3

What did Britain want at the PPC?

Answer 3

• David Lloyd George wanted revenge, but was wary of another war breaing out.
• Preserve British status

Question 4

What did the USA want at the PPC?

Answer 4

• Woodrow Wilson wanted a peaceful world.
• Establishment to the league of nations (so coutried could work/trade together = less inevitable war.)

Question 5

What was the cease-fire at the end of WW1 called?

Answer 5

Armstice.
World War One ended on 11 November 1918, when Germany surrendered to the allies.

Question 6

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 6

A peace settlement, signed in June 1919.
The terms of the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for their involvement in starting World War One. (France)

Question 7

What happened to the Tsar of Russia and his family?

Answer 7

They were assasinated, and the Communists took over. (They believed all wealth and land should be shared equally.

Question 8

What was the aim of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 8

• Punish Germany
• Give winning countries compensation
• Prevent Germany from attacking France

Question 9

What did France want to do with Germany

Answer 9

To get revenge; to cripple it so heavily that it wouldn’t dare stirke another attack against France.

Question 10

What did Britain want to do with Germany?

Answer 10

They wanted to reduce its navy, but keep Gernamny strong so Britain could keep trading with it, and to stop other countries in Europe from becoming too powerful.
Was concerned about another war breaking out.

Question 11

What did the USA want to do with Germany?

Answer 11

They wanted world peace as no fighting took place on American soil.
Leagues of Nations (countired could trade together so war was less likely)
Self-determintaion, and freedom of the seas.
Number of points in total: 14

Question 12

Name one major dispute between Britain and the USA

Answer 12

USA wanted freedom of the seas

Question 13

Name a conflict between France and the UK?

Answer 13

One wanted a strong Germany, the other wanted a weak one…

Question 14

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 14

June, 1919

Question 15

What number was the ‘War guilt clause’, and what was it?

Answer 15

231.
It was that Germany and t’s allies had to take full responsibility for starting the war; the term Germany itself hated the most.

Question 16

What amount of reparations was Germany to pay? (And what articles was it?)

Answer 16

£6.6 billion.
232.

Question 17

Which coal producing region did the United Nations take control of?

Answer 17

The Saar.
It was one of Germany’s main economic incomes.

Question 18

What percentage of land did Germany lose?

Answer 18

13%

Question 19

What was the Rhineland?

Answer 19

The strip of land between the border between Germany and France. It was demilitarised.

Question 20

What was forbidden between Germany and Austria?

Answer 20

Anchluss

Question 21

What number was Germany’s men numbered to?

Answer 21

100, 000

Question 22

What was the Polish corridor?

Answer 22

A strip of land that was given to Poland to allow them access to the sea.

Question 23

WHat happened to Germany’s colonies in Africa?

Answer 23

They were given as mandates to the League of Nations

Question 24

What happened to the Kaiser of Germany?

Answer 24

Fled to Holland