Treaty of Versailles

Question 0

Who was the head of France?

Answer 0

Georges Clemenceau

Question 1

Who were the three main countries involved?

Answer 1

France, Britain and the USA

Question 2

Who was the head of the USA?

Answer 2

President Woodrow Wilson

Question 3

Who was the head of Great Britain?

Answer 3

Prime Minister Lloyd George.

Question 4

Was Germany invited to the discussions?

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Which two countries wanted the harshest reparations? Why?

Answer 5

France and Britain because they had suffered more.

Question 6

Name some of Wilson’s Fourteen Points.

Answer 6

Disarmament by all, colonies to have a say in their future, League of Nations to settle disputes, no secret treaties.

Question 7

What land did Germany lose?

Answer 7

Alsace and Lorraine and the Rhineland was demilitarised.

Question 8

What was Article 231?

Answer 8

The War Guilt Clause which stated that Germany had to accept full blame.

Question 9

How much was Germany forced to pay?

Answer 9

£6600 million

Question 10

What did Germany lose?

Answer 10

They lost colonies and land.

Question 11

What happened to the German military?

Answer 11

Reduced to just 100,000 men and only volunteers. Also only allowed six warships.

Question 12

How did the Germans feel about the Treaty?

Answer 12

They were not very happy at all.

Question 13

Why was Germany so angry about the Treaty?

Answer 13

They couldn’t afford reparations, lost pride, colonies, didn’t accept defeat and suffered an economic crisis.

Question 14

What was the impact of the Treaty on Germany?

Answer 14

It caused a lot of resentment which led to trouble in the future.

Question 15

Name the four other Treaties with the other powers.

Answer 15

St Germain with Austria, Trianon with Hungary, Neuilly with Bulgaria and Sevres with Turkey.

Question 16

What was the impact of the Treaty on the Balkans?

Answer 16

Lots of new countries were formed each with their own hopes and desires.

Question 17

What did all the Treaties do?

Answer 17

Punished the losing countries and took their land.

Question 18

What date did the fighting end?

Answer 18

November 11 1918

Question 19

Name three reasons the Treaty of Versailles might be considered fair.

Answer 19

Millions had been killed and the war had been costly. Someone had to pay. People wanted to see Germany punished. It was felt it might prevent German aggression in the future.

Question 20

Name three reasons the Treaty of Versailles might be seen as unfair.

Answer 20

Germany was not entirely to blame, the punishments were too harsh, the caused problems for the future, people suffered a great deal.

Question 21

What were ‘mandates’?

Answer 21

German colonies controlled by other countries.