part 1

Question 1

terms of the armistice

Answer 1

german troops would evacuate france and belgium within 2 weeks, would surrender its heavy weapons and naval blockade would remain in place, germany was to blame

Question 2

how much of Germany’s annual income did the reparations take?

Answer 2

2%

Question 3

article 231

Answer 3

war guilt clause-germany had to accept blame for the war

Question 4

how did Lloyd George feel about treaty?

Answer 4

-worried it was too harsh
-reduction of german navy was important for britian’s power at sea
-british trade would suffer if germany was too weak
-public wanted revenge so were satisfied but he privately feared it would lead to further conflict

Question 5

wilson’s aims

Answer 5

-to end war by creating a league of nations
-to ensure germany was not destroyed
-public wanted a system of isolationism
-fair to germany and keep peace in europe

Question 6

clemenceau’s aims

Answer 6

-to ensure germany never rises to power again so another world war doesn’t happen
-weaken germany as much as possible
-didn’t support 14 points

Question 7

t of v-land

Answer 7

-germany split in two by polish corridor, given to poland to allow sea access
-saar put under control of league for 15 years
-danzig taken and given to league as a free city
-colonies in africa given as mandates to league
-lost 10% of its land
-rhineland demilitarised
-alsace lorraine given to france

Question 8

t of v-military

Answer 8

-navy limited to 15000 men, 1500 officers, 6 battleships
-not allowed submarines or an air force
-no defence against france-rhineland
-army limited to 100000, no conscription

Question 9

t of v-blame

Answer 9

-article 231
-war guilt clause
-germany had to take full responsibility for starting war

Question 10

t of v-money

Answer 10

-reparations
-£6.6 billion

Question 11

who were the big 3?

Answer 11

woodrow wilson
georges clemenceau
david lloyd george

Question 12

when was the armistice signed?

Answer 12

november 11th 1918

Question 13

what were lloyd george’s aims?

Answer 13

-trade with germany again
-take away all of germany’s colonies (remove power)-wanted this as they threatened british empire
-felt less strongly than clemceau-wanted germany to be able to recover economically
-public disagreed

Question 14

when was the t of v signed?

Answer 14

28th june 1919

Question 15

how did german public feel about treaty?

Answer 15

-believed in heroism of their troops so wouldn’t admit defeat
-article 231 humiliating
-referred to as diktat
-people who signed called november criminals
-shocked by severity as germany had been forced into it

Question 16

how did clemenceau feel about treaty?

Answer 16

-thought germany wasn’t weak enough
-demiliatrising rhineland gave france more security
-wanted higher reparations
-wanted no army at all

Question 17

how did woodrow feel about treaty?

Answer 17

-unhappy that just 1 of his 14 points was accepted
-pleased about creation of league
-us senate objected to treaty and never signed, concerned it may cause us to become involved in a future war

Question 18

how much of germany’s population did the treaty take?

Answer 18

10%

Question 19

treaty of st germain and impact

Answer 19

-austria, 1919
-lost land to italy, romania, yugoslavia, czechoslovakia, poland and hungary
-30,000 men, no conscription/navy
-told to pay reparations but amount never fixed
-forbidden to unite with Germany
-lost industrial land and a source of income, economy collapsed in 1921

Question 20

treaty of neuilly and impact

Answer 20

-bulgaria 1919
-lost land to greece, romania and yugoslavia
-gained land from turkey
-army restricted to 20000, no conscription/airforce, 4 battleships
-£100 million
-lost valuable land, humiliated by army limitations

Question 21

treaty of trianon and impact

Answer 21

-hungary 1920
-lost land to romania, austria, yugoslavia, czechoslovakia
-30000, no conscription, 3 patrol boats
-told to pay but amount never set as economy collapsed
-had to accept break up of austro-hungarian empire
-lost more than 2/3 territory and 1/3 population

Question 22

treaty of sevres and impact

Answer 22

-turkey 1920
-lost land to greece and italy, ottoman empire split
-50000, no conscription, 7 sail boats, 6 torpedo boats
-allies gained territories
-lost control of dardanelles and bosphorous straits in black sea
-no reparations due to instability
-people so anrgy, overthrew government, new president threatened to fight allies so came up with new treaty

Question 23

treaty of lausanne and impact

Answer 23

-turkey 1923
-regained land greece had taken, and control over dardanelles and bosphorous straits
-limitations on army removed
-no reparations
-allied troops withdrew
-allies looked weak, proved to hitler they could break laws

Question 24

how much of germany’s land did the treaty take?

Answer 24

13%

Question 25

allied treaties compare military/navy/airforce

Answer 25

BULGARIA NEUILLY-20,000, 4 battleships, no airforce/conscription
TURKEY SEVRES-50,000, no conscription, 7 sail boats, 6 torpedo boats
TURKEY LAUSANNE-army limits removed
HUNGARY TRIANON-30,000, no conscription, 3 patrol boats
AUSTRIA ST GERMAIN-30,000, no conscription, no navy

Question 26

allied treaties compare years

Answer 26

neuilly + st germain 1919
trianon + sevres 1920
lausanne 1923

Question 27

allied treaties compare land

Answer 27

NEUILLY-gained turkey, lost greece, yugoslavia and romania
ST GERMAIN-lost romania, yugoslavia, czechoslovakia, poland and hungary
SEVRES-lost dardanelles + bosphorous strait, lost greece and italy
TRIANON-lost romania, yugoslavia, czechoslovakia
LAUSANNE-regained greece + dardanelles and bosphorous straits

Question 28

allied treaties compare countries

Answer 28

neuilly-bulgaria
st germain-austria
trianon-hungary
sevres-turkey
lausanne-turkey