The Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

World War I was the largest, ________, and most destructive war the world had yet seen

Answer 1

deadliest

Question 2

Homes, farms, towns, and cities were __________

Answer 2

destroyed

Question 3

The total cost of the war was…

Answer 3

$338 billion

Question 4

In 1919, 32 nations attended the _____ ______ __________ to write a treaty to end the war

Answer 4

Paris Peace Conference

Question 5

The conference was led by the “____ _____”: Britain, France, Italy, and the United States

Answer 5

Big Four

Question 6

_______ and none of the Central Powers were allowed to attend

Answer 6

Germany

Question 7

_______ could not attend because of how they quit the war

Answer 7

Russia

Question 8

_______ and _______ wanted to weaken Germany so it could never go to war again

Answer 8

Britain, France

Question 9

________ had to accept full blame, pay reparations and lose all overseas colonies

Answer 9

Germany

Question 10

U.S President Woodrow Wilson _________ the harsh punishments for Germany

Answer 10

disagreed

Question 11

President Wilson presented his own peace proposal known as the _________ ______

Answer 11

fourteen points

Question 12

Wilson’s peace plan was meant to _______ international problems from starting another war

Answer 12

prevent

Question 13

Britain and France ________ with so many of the Fourteen Points that Wilson had to compromise; France wanted to punish

Answer 13

disagreed

Question 14

A League of Nations that would serve as an international organization to _____ _____ among nations

Answer 14

keep peace

Question 15

The German military was ______ to 100,000 troops, 6 warships, no submarines, and could not manufacture war equipment

Answer 15

reduced

Question 16

Germany was forced to sign a ____ _____ clause, accepting all blame for the war and paying ___ _______

Answer 16

war guilt, $33 billion

Question 17

The Treaty of Versailles _____ ____ ____ of Europe and the Middle East

Answer 17

redrew the map

Question 18

Central Europe was redrawn to reduce the power of ______-_________ Empire

Answer 18

Austro-Hungarian

Question 19

Land was taken from Germany to create _______

Answer 19

Poland

Question 20

Several Slavic nations _______ to form one large new nation (Yugoslavia)

Answer 20

combine

Question 21

New nations were created from territories that ______ gave up in the war

Answer 21

Russia

Question 22

On June 28, 1919, Germany and the major Allied Powers ______ the Treaty of Versailles and World War I officially came to an end

Answer 22

signed

Question 23

Most nations ________ the end of the Great War

Answer 23

celebrated

Question 24

According to the U.S Constitution, only the ______ can approve treaties

Answer 24

senate

Question 25

Many senators feared that signing the treaty and joining the League would _____ America to become involved in future foreign

Answer 25

force

Question 26

The U.S _____ ______ the treaty nor joined the League of Nations

Answer 26

never signed

Question 27

Nations used “______ ____” tactics to commit all their resources to winning

Answer 27

total war

Question 28

New war __________ increased the rates of death and destruction to unprecedented levels

Answer 28

technologies

Question 29

22 million soldiers and civilians died in the war: An _____ _________ of Europeans was killed

Answer 29

entire generation

Question 30

The physical ______ to Europe was enormous

Answer 30

damage

Question 31

War devastated Europe’s economy; nations had little _____ to rebuild and few _____ to offer citizens

Answer 31

money, jobs

Question 32

The League of Nations did not include the _____

Answer 32

USA