The Treaty of Versailles

Question 0

What did France want from the Treaty? 3

Answer 0

-Security,
-Revenge
Reparations

Question 1

Who were the members and their country, of the ‘Big Four’?

Answer 1

Woodrow Wilson- USA,
George Clemenceau-France,
David Lloyd- Great Britain,
Vittorio Orlando- Italy

Question 2

What did Great Britain want from the Treaty? 3

Answer 2

-Publically
Punishment- anti-german public

Privately
Trade partners- wanted recovery
Germany would stop communism

Question 3

What did USA want from the Treaty? (4/5)

Answer 3

-Based on Fourteen Points
-Punishment but not severe
- Not want Germany resentful
- American Public did not want
involvement in european affairs
isolationists

Question 4

What was the date the Treaty was signed?

Answer 4

28th June, 1919

Question 5

What were the Four main terms of the Treaty?

Answer 5

1. Demilitarism
2. Territorial Losses
3. The Guilt Clause
4. Reparations

Question 6

Expand on the term of Demilitarism.

Answer 6

• Army reduced to 100 000 men
• No tanks, airforce, submarines, large battle ships
• Rhineland ‘demilitarised’ (occupied by allies for 15 years

Question 7

Expand on the term of Territorial Losses in the treaty and give two examples.

Answer 7

• lost all overseas colonies
• parts of own country land given away
  e.g. Saar Coalfields> France
  North Schleswig> Denmark

Question 8

Expand on the term of The Guilt Clause

Answer 8

Article 231
- Accepted responsibility for loss and damafe, responsibility for starting war
“they were the aggressor”

Question 9

Expand on the term of Reparations

Answer 9

• Pay damage caused by the armies during the war

- Payment of 6 600 million pounds

Question 10

Germany were forbidden to unite with______?

Answer 10

Austria

Question 11

What was Germany’s reaction to the Treaty?

Answer 11

Thought it would dictate peace

Unjustified, too severe