TofV - background and terms

Question 1

Who were the Big 3 at Versailles?

Answer 1

Lloyd George, Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson

Question 2

What was the name given to an area of NE France left unfit for human habitation by WW1?

Answer 2

Zone Rouge

Question 3

Who devised the Points and how many were there?

Answer 3

Woodrow Wilson, 14

Question 4

Give four of the 14 Points.

Answer 4

1. France to regain Alsace-Lorraine from Germany.
2. Poland to have access to the sea.
3. Self-determination.
4. A League of Nations to be set up.

Question 5

Which of the Big Three wanted the harshest treaty?

Answer 5

Clemenceau.

Question 6

Why did France want an especially harsh treaty?

Answer 6

1. Because France had suffered greatly and wanted reparations.
2. Because France wanted to ensure Germany would never again be able to invade.
3. Because public opinion required it.

Question 7

Which British politician said the treaty should “squeeze the German lemon until the pips squeak”?

Answer 7

Eric Geddes

Question 8

What is the acronym for remembering the main areas that the TofV covered?

Answer 8

BLAM

Question 9

What does BLAM stand for?

Answer 9

Blame, Land, Armed Forces, Money

Question 10

Which part of the treaty forced Germany to take all the blame for WW1?

Answer 10

The War Guilt Clause, 231

Question 11

What percentage of its land did Germany lose in the treaty?

Answer 11

13

Question 12

How many people did Germany lose in the treaty?

Answer 12

6 million

Question 13

What percentage of its oilfields did Germany lose in the treaty?

Answer 13

16

Question 14

What strip of land, and which city, gave Poland access to the sea?

Answer 14

The Polish Corridor, Danzig

Question 15

How many submarines, warships and sailors was Germany allowed?

Answer 15

None, 6, 15,000

Question 16

How many tanks and warplanes was Germany allowed?

Answer 16

None

Question 17

How many soldiers was Germany allowed?

Answer 17

100,000

Question 18

How much was reparations, and when was it agreed?

Answer 18

£6,600 million, 1921

Question 19

What happened to the Saar?

Answer 19

It was given to France for 15 years, to be followed by a plebiscite

Question 20

Which area between France and Germany was demilitarised?

Answer 20

Rhineland

Question 21

With which country was Germany forbidden to join?

Answer 21

Austria

Question 22

Which German colonies went to Britain?

Answer 22

Togoland (with France), German South West Africa

Question 23

Which German colony went to South Africa?

Answer 23

Cameroon

Question 24

Which German colony went to the League?

Answer 24

German East Africa

Question 25

Give five reasons why the US Senate refused to sign the TofV, meaning the US never joined.

Answer 25

1. America did not want to get involved in more foreign wars
2. Wilson fell ill and could not persuade the Senate to vote in favour.
3. The US did not like the fact that the TofV helped Britain and France expand their empires.
4. If the League imposed sanctions, they might hurt US trade.
5. Many Americans had German ancestors and hated the Treaty.

Question 26

What word did the Germans use to describe the TofV, meaning it was something that had been forced on them, rather than negotiated with them?

Answer 26

Diktat