Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

Eupen-Malmedy to..

Answer 1

Belgium

Question 2

Rhineland..

Answer 2

Demilitarised

Question 3

North Schleswig to..

Answer 3

Denmark

Question 4

Posen and Upper Silesia to..

Answer 4

Poland

Question 5

Memel to..

Answer 5

Lithuania

Question 6

Population reduced by..

Answer 6

12%

Question 7

How did the German Workers feel about the Treaty?

Question 8

How did German Nationalists feel about the Treaty?

Question 9

How did German Soliders feel about the Treaty?

Question 10

How did Weimar politicians e.g. Scheidemann feel about the Treaty

Question 11

What did Wilson want out the Treaty?

Answer 11

• Self determination
• League of Nations
• 14 points
• Disarmament

Question 12

What did Clemenceau want out the Treaty?

Answer 12

• Annex Rhineland to create a ‘buffer state’
• Major disarmament on Germany
• Heavy reperations
• Split Germany into separate states

Question 13

What did Lloyd George want out the Treaty?

Answer 13

• Guarantee British military security
• Secure naval supremacy
• Keep communism at bay
• Limit French demands as they could lead to revenge

Question 14

What was meant by ‘Armistice’?

Answer 14

• An agreement to stop fighting + withdraw German troops
• Many didnt believe they were defeated

Question 15

Why was the Treaty not as severe as made out in 1919?

Answer 15

• Clemenceau didnt get his extreme demands
• Self determination not unfair as Germany stated -> Alsace Lorraine would have voted to be part of France, Eastern frontiers of Posen and West Prussia more mixed in ethnicity then Germans wanted
• Austria and Sudetenland never apart of Germany
• Moderate compared to Brest Litovsk

Question 16

What did the American Diplomat - George F Kennan say about the Treaty?

Answer 16

• Humiliating and “silly”

Question 17

What did Richard Evans say in “Coming of the Third Reich”

Answer 17

• German Nationalists wouldve felt cheated of victory anyway
• Germany had a chance of success but not in 1919

Question 18

What did Wolfgang Mommsen say?

Answer 18

• It was harsh but understandable
• Created a political climate -> difficult to develop democracy
• Allies under pressure of the public to be harsh
• Believes less harsh treaty wouldve worked too

Question 19

What happened to Scheidemann’s government as a result of the Treaty?

Answer 19

He resigned + new coalition formed under Gustav Bauer

Question 20

Who was Gustav Bauer?

Question 21

What did Paul von Hindenburg do about the Treaty?

Answer 21

• Renew military actions against Allies instead of signing Treaty

Question 22

What impact did the Treaty have on support for the Republic?

Answer 22

• Many people turned against republic

Question 23

How did Right wing react to it?

Answer 23

• Refused to accept + Blamed government for signing it
• Committed to overthrow republic

Question 24

What were the politicians who signed the Treaty and Armistice known as?

Answer 24

November Criminals

Question 25

In what way was Ludendorff responsible for Germany’s problems?

Answer 25

• Encouraged civilian government to sign the armistice
• Started revolution from above
• Promoted ‘stab in the back myth’

Question 26

How did Soldiers adjust to life in the republic and why was this problematic?

Answer 26

• Some did
• Some turned to Freikorps - threat to government