treaty of versailles

Question 1

What date was the treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 1

28 June 1919

Question 2

How many countries attended the palace of Versailles peace conference?

Answer 2

32

Question 3

What did George Clemenceau want in general?

Answer 3

To severely punish and cripple Germany so it wouldn’t be able to recover

Question 4

To what percent did France’s industrial production go down to?

Answer 4

60 percent

Question 5

Why did France want germanys army dismantled?

Answer 5

Germany posed a threat and was at the time still stronger than France as France had the most casualties

Question 6

What territory did France get back from Germany and when was it taken?

Answer 6

Alsace Lorraine which was taken in 1870 when Germany annexed it in the Franco-Prussian war

Question 7

What was the Franco-Prussian war?

Answer 7

A war made up of a group of German states led by Prussia which defeated France and created a united Germany. France forced to give up Alsace Lorraine to Germany.

Question 8

How many casualties did France have

Answer 8

Around 6 million casualties,

Question 9

What did prime minister david Lloyd George want?

Answer 9

Did not want to punish Germany to severely as he wanted to keep trading with Germany, didn’t want to cause a future war.

Question 10

What did George Lloyd take advantage of?

Answer 10

He took advantage of Germany’s navy as Britain wanted to increase naval super mercy, reduce Germany’s navy, and take some of its overseas colonies.

Question 11

What did Britain public want?

Answer 11

To punish Germany harshly

Question 12

What was George Lloyd’s overall thoughts?

Answer 12

He believed a future war would break out, he also wanted to avoid other European countries becoming stronger as a result and believed the treaty was quite unfair.

Question 13

What was Woodrow Wilson focused on containing?

Answer 13

Peace

Question 14

Why did Woodrow Wilson want to keep Germany strong?

Answer 14

He believed this was vital for a united Europe

Question 15

What did Wilson base the treaty on?

Answer 15

His 14 points

Question 16

What was self determination? Give me an example

Answer 16

This meant a voting in the country for the country to decide if they wanted to rule themselves and be independent. For example, austro Hungarian empire having more rights and re building order and democratic system after WW1.

Question 17

What did the us wanted to prevent Britain and France doing? What did he want to do instead?

Answer 17

Expanding empires , wanted the colonies to go under Lon control.

Question 18

What did the us wanted to re prevent Britain and France doing? What did he want to do instead?

Answer 18

Expanding empires , wanted the colonies to go under Lon control.

Question 19

What is a plebiscite?

Answer 19

A country voting if it wants to be independent or party of a country.

Question 20

What were all the terms of the treaty of Versailles

Answer 20

• Germany had to accept full blame of the war (article 231)
  -full reparations of the war paid, 6.6 billion, they first paid a blanque cheque and the total price was agreed in 1921.
  -Alsace Lorraine giving back to France, this consisted of 75 percent of Germans iron resources
  -Germany limited to 100,000 soldiers and conscription was banned.
  -no tanks or Air Force
  -limited to 6 navy battleships
  -the Rhineland demilitarized
  -Anschluss banned
• not involved in LON until proofed a peaceful country
  -west Prussia given to Poland to give more access to the sea

Question 21

What did it mean that Rhineland was demilitarized?

Answer 21

An area of Germany, which was a border too France Belgium and the Netherlands, could contain no German troops or have any forts built, this was to increase France’s security.

Question 22

What was Anschluss?

Answer 22

This meant that Germany and Austria were forbidden to unite as European leaders believed this would make both countries too powerful.

Question 23

What did it mean by America wanting isolationism

Answer 23

This meant that they wanted to be independent and not involved in anything that could be a threat.

Question 24

How did Germany react to the TOV?

Answer 24

Some Germany’s believed they could have won if they continued the war. Many believed it would be based on the 14 points and were appalled when it came out, they were outraged they had no say in this and considered it a diktat, claiming it was a dictate and they were completely silenced.

Question 25

Why did France still feel a bit vulnerable after everything?

Answer 25

This was because France failed to convince Britain and America to sign a treaty where they would assist and back if France if Germany were to start a future war aggression.

Question 26

How was America in a way pleased?

Answer 26

America was pleased to see self determination in; Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Question 27

How was America unpleased?

Answer 27

Britain and France taking advantage of germanys colonies, despite them being mandates, only defeated countries disarmed and exceptions to self determination such as Austria and SUDETENLAND Germans.

Question 28

What plebiscites were there

Answer 28

Upper Silesia was a plebiscite mandated by the treaty and on match 20 1921 determined ownership. East upper Silesia to Poland and west upper Silesia tu Germany.

Question 29

Why do you think Germany was the most satisfied?

Answer 29

British was at its peak in 1919 as former colonies from Germany and turkey were given to britain and on top of that, the naval restrictions only made Britain’s power at sea move up a rank.

Question 30

Talk in about the political violence created due to the treaty

Answer 30

There were too right wing extremist group attempts at overthrowing the government. The Ruhr in 1920 and the Munich putsch in 1923. This was due to the fact that everyone in Germany was resentful and angry at the government for not resisting and denying the rules of the treaty. Due to the fact that germanys army and arms in general was reduced, it was impossible for political violence to be stopped within Germany. There were many Attempts of political assasinations too.

Question 31

What was the Ruhr crisis?

Answer 31

This was when Germany fails to pay the second year of repressions in 1923, French and Belgium solders as a punishment invade Germany and take enough raw materials and goods to make up for the unpaid reparations. To do something about it, the German government orders workers to go on strike. French solides don’t like this and kill over one hounded workers. The Ruhr shuts down and everything the French did was considered legal as if Germany didn’t pay, violence was allowed. German government would pay the workers in strike by printing more money, due to this, hyperinflation occurred and money became worthless. This caused an Economic crisis and mostly affected middle class families with savings, workers, families and pensioners. This benefited large industries as well they took advantage of this and paid off big debts.

Question 32

How was the treaty fair towards Germany?

Answer 32

-Germany was the most aggressive country during war and did deserve the army and weapon restrictions
-Technically Alsace Lorraine was originally a French territory and Germany annexed it so France was just getting something that was originally theirs back.
-in march 1918, Germans gave a super harsh treaty to the Russians when they wanted out in the war and make them pay large reparations and took a lot of their land.
-Germany had given Austria a blank cheque if it were to start the war and commenced the schlieffen plan, which meant it deserved war guilt.

Question 33

How was the treaty unfair towards Germany?

Answer 33

-The murder of archduke Franz Ferdinand is what started the war and had nothing to do with Germany.
-Germany felt that they had been blamed for the government in 1914 starting the war.
-Germans believed that people’s own interests were at heart and took advantage, that’s why Britain wanted -Germanys navy to reduce, it was abuse of power.
-100,000 men defending Germany for the size that it was was too harsh and made Germany completely vulnerable.