Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

An order imposed by someone in power without consent.

Answer 1

Diktat

Question 2

Compensation for damage caused by a war.

Answer 2

Reparations

Question 3

The new government who signed the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 3

‘November Criminals’

Question 4

The idea that the SPD government surrendered unecessarily to get into power.

Answer 4

Stab-in-the-back Myth

Question 5

The leaders of the Allied countries at the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 5

The Big Three

Question 6

Reducing or withdrawing of armed forces.

Answer 6

Disarmament

Question 7

US president’s plans for the treaty which were much more lenient.

Answer 7

Wilson’s 14 points

Question 8

LAMB - Land, Army, Money and Blame.

Answer 8

Terms of the Treaty

Question 9

Armistice signed - end of the war.

Answer 9

11th November 1918

Question 10

Peace conference starts at the Palace of Versailles.

Answer 10

18th January 1919

Question 11

German delegates given first draft terms of Treaty.

Answer 11

7th May 1919

Question 12

Germans given 7 days to sign the Treaty.

Answer 12

16th May 1919

Question 13

Coalition government disagrees about signing Treaty.

Answer 13

20th June 1919

Question 14

Reichstag votes to accept Treaty.

Answer 14

22nd June 1919

Question 15

German delegates sign the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 15

28th June 1919

Question 16

Territorial loses, disarmament of Germany, war guilt and the Rhineland.

Answer 16

Terms of the Treaty

Question 17

Nations being able to decide whether they govern themselves, independent of larger empires or groupings of nations.

Answer 17

National Self-Determination