Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 1

June 1919

Question 2

What were the military restrictions of the treaty?

Answer 2

100,000 soldiers, no tanks or gas, 6 battleships, no subs or airforce

Question 3

Article 231?

Answer 3

Germany had to accept full responsibility for causing the WW1 (war guilt clause)

Question 4

Result of war guilt?

Answer 4

Damaged German pride, some people think that Germany still could have won the war and that the Armistice was NOT a surrender

Question 5

How much land was lost to the Treaty?

Answer 5

13% of Germany

Question 6

Places Germany lost because of treaty?

Answer 6

Alsace-Lorraine to France, Schleswig-Holstein to Denmark, Posen and West Prussia to Poland (created the Polish corridor)

Question 7

Result of Germany losing land?

Answer 7

Lost 75% of it iron ore and lost A LOT of the population

Question 8

What happened at the Rhineland?

Answer 8

It was demilitarised and occupied by the Allies

Question 9

What was Austria forbidden from doing?

Answer 9

Joining with Germany

Question 10

Why did Germany think that the treaty wouldn’t be very harsh?

Answer 10

Wilson’s 14 point programme in 1917

Question 11

What did the 14-points do?

Answer 11

Brought international disarmament, Created the League of Nations (USA didn’t join)

Question 12

Who was Georges Clemenceau?

Answer 12

French Prime Minister, wants strong revenge, aimed to “cripple Germany”

Question 13

Who was David Lloyd George?

Answer 13

English Prime Minister, didn’t want to destroy Germany as thy need to defend Europe from Russian communism, had to please the people

Question 14

Political impact of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

Schiedermann resigned as Chancellor, people turned against the Republic, caused coalitions to be formed

Question 15

Reaction from the right?

Answer 15

Hatred for Republic increased

Question 16

What theory was popularised by Ludendorff?

Answer 16

The ‘stab in the back’ theory

Question 17

How much reparations did they have to pay?

Answer 17

£6.6 billion

Question 18

Ways that Germany was isolated?

Answer 18

Not invited to join the conference to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles

Question 19

The term used to describe the treaty?

Answer 19

‘Diktat’ - dictated peace

Question 20

Ways that the Treaty of Versailles helped Germany?

Answer 20

Removed colonies (expensive to maintain), didn’t cripple them, reparation affordable