Treaty of versailles

Question 1

who were the big three of the Treaty

Answer 1

The Big Three were the three most important men/leaders at the Treaty of Versailles, all three men wanted to stop a war from happening again, but they all had different opinions and views on how to prevent war.
Woodrow Wilson (USA)
George Clemencau (France)
David Lloyd George (Britain)

Question 2

what were the big threes aims

Answer 2

Georges Clemenceau - wanted to Germany to face reparations for damage from WWI and wanted stability for France. Clemenceau also wanted to economically and politically weaken Germany by : territorial loss, demilitarization of the Rhineland, limit the size of Germnay’s Military, and Occupation of the Rhineland by Allied forces.
Woodrow Wilson - Wanted fair peace, freedom of the seas, territorial adjustments, and the creation of the League of Nations
David Lloyd George - Wanted Germany to pay for there damage for the war but also wanted it to be just. George wanted to preserve the British Empire, germany to face reparations, naval dominance, territorial adjustments, the league of Nations.

Question 3

one territorial change in the treaty of versailles

Answer 3

• Germany hand to hand over 70 000km of land to the Allied countries
• Germany had to return Alsace Lorraine to France

Question 4

one military clause in the treaty of versailles

Answer 4

Germanys army reduced to 100 000 men and navy reduced to 15 000 sailors

Question 5

what is war guilt clause

Answer 5

Germans to take all responsibility and blame for the start of ww1

Question 6

why did germany have to pay reparations in the treaty of versailles

Answer 6

Germany had to pay £6600 million to the allies to cover the cost of damage caused by ww1.

Question 7

how did treaty of versailles cause ww2, name and explain two reasons

Answer 7

The harsh reparations and economic hardships Germans faced due to the Treaty led to the start of WWII as the payments led to hyperinflation, poverty, and high unemployment. This fueled resentment among the German population and contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, who promised to restore Germany’s former glory and overturn the treaty’s terms. The desperation created by these economic conditions played a key role in the outbreak of WWII.
The treaty also imposed significant territorial losses on Germany, these territorial losses were seen as humiliating by many Germans and fostered a sense of injustice. This only fueled Hitler and his desire to expand and regain back land.

Question 8

what were the key promises of the Locarnno Treaty

Answer 8

• france, belgium, and germany promised not to invade eachother
• germany agreed to keeps its troops out of the rhinelands,, accepting the territorial terms of the treaty of versailles on her western front.

Question 9

what were the key promises of the Kellogg Briand pact

Answer 9

• promised to not use war as a way to handle international disputes

Question 10

what major nations were members of the League of nations

what nations were not

Answer 10

Britain and France were the most powerful countries in the League, Italy and Japan were also permanent members of the Council,although Britain and France usually guided policy, any action by the League needed their support. USA was not a part of the League, and the USA never joined, it was a bitter disappointment to Wilson and a blow to the League.

Question 11

An outbreak of a new infectious disease would be dealt by who in the League

Answer 11

The Health Committee

Question 12

Border dispute between two countries -

Answer 12

The Permanent court of international justice
(court)

Question 13

Accidents caused by dangerous machinery in factories

Answer 13

The international labour organisation

Question 14

Complaints from people in Palestine that British were not mandated the territory properly -

Answer 14

The mandates commission

Question 15

name and explain two ways the great depression contributed to the start of ww2

Answer 15

• depression led to chaos,poverty, and unemployment in germany. The weak German leaders seemed unable to do anything about the economic issues so it turn, Adolf Hitler was elected as leader of Germany. This contributed to ww2 as Hitlers didn’t intend on international peace, his aims were to invade and win back land.
• depression made britain, one of the major league members, along with the USA unwilling to help sort out international disputes while its economy was bad. ex) when Japan invaded manchuria Britain did nothing to support economic sanctions against japan.

Question 16

How did the Abyssinian crisis cause ww2

Answer 16

The League’s role and action in the Abyssinian Crisis was another cause of WW2, as Italy invaded Abyssina, another member of the League, and the League of Nations efforts in sanctions proved ineffective. The main members of the League, Britain and France, were also unwilling to challenge Italy, showing how useless the League could prove to be in preventing and punishing violence and war.

Question 17

name and explain one way the League of Nations contributed to the start of ww2 (aside from manchurian crisis and abyssinian crisis)

Answer 17

Disarmament conference- Germany complained that only they had to be disarmed, the League could not get other members to agree to disarm themselves as well, and then Germany left the League and began to rearm openly.

Question 18

Hitlers three main aims in Mein Kampf

Answer 18

• abolish the treaty of versailles
• expand german territory
• defeat communism/bolsheviks

Question 19

definition of appeasement and example

Answer 19

Appeasement is a policy where a country tries to avoid conflict by giving in to the demands of an aggressive or powerful country.
ex) munick agreement, britain and france tried to avoid conflicts with nazi germany by conceding to some of hitlers demands.

Question 20

name and explain two ways nazi germany contributed to ww2

Answer 20

• invaded Poland. This was the spark that eventually led to the start of WWII. Just over a week later the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, as agreed in the secret part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. The Polish army was quickly overwhelmed and Poland was divided Between Germany and the Soviet Union. Britain and France then declared war on Germany. This event started the conflict that would quickly spread along the world.
• Reoccupation of the Rhineland, Hitler violated terms of the treaty of versailles by sending troops into the demilitarised rhineland, a region that was supposed to be free of german military, but Hitler’s reoccupation was a significant step in his aggressive expansionist policies. The failure of France and Britain to intervene at this stage emboldened Hitler, signaling that the major powers would not immediately resist his violations of international agreements.