Versailles

Question 1

What years did the first world war begin and end?

Answer 1

1914-1918

Question 2

What is Versailles?

Answer 2

A place near Paris

Question 3

What is an Armistice?

Answer 3

A cease-fire

Question 4

What is a treaty?

Answer 4

A agreement between two nations

Question 5

What is a delegate?

Answer 5

A person representing a country at a conference

Question 6

Who were the big 3?

Answer 6

Woodrow Wilson, George Clemenceau and David Loyd George

Question 7

What 4 things did George Clemenceau want from the treaty?

Answer 7

revenge, punish the Germans, make Germany pay for the damage done and weaken Germany so France is never invaded again

Question 8

What is a colony?

Answer 8

Overseas countries that are rules by a European nation

Question 9

What is self-determination?

Answer 9

The right of nations to rule themselves

Question 10

What 7 things did Woodrow Wilson want from the conference?

Answer 10

make the world safe, end war, fair peace, self-determination. He wanted “14 points” including disarmament and a League of nations.

Question 11

What did David Lloyd George want from the conference? (5)

Answer 11

to make Germany pay, justice, not too harsh though, no revenge, wanted a “half way point” between Wilson and Clemenceau

Question 12

Why did Lloyd George not want the treaty too harsh?

Answer 12

Because he wanted to remain trading partners with Germany.

Question 13

What were the final 6 terms from the ToV?

Answer 13

Germany had ton accept for starting the war, Germany had to pay £6600 million for reparations, Germany lost land, Germany could not join LoN, Germany couldn’t reunite with Austria to create Anschluss, Germany lost military things.

Question 14

What is Anschluss?

Answer 14

uniting with Austria

Question 15

What military sanctions were put onto Germany? 5

Answer 15

no submarines or air force, 6 battleships in navy along with 100,000 men, and no men in Rhineland

Question 16

Name a part of Germany given away?

Answer 16

Posen given to Poland

Question 17

What did clause 231 say?

Answer 17

Germany must take all blame for the cause of the war

Question 18

Why was Germany angry about reparations?

Answer 18

They felt it was way too much money as they couldnt afford it pay it.

Question 19

Why was Germany angry about their army?

Answer 19

They would seem weak to other countries, no pretection.

Question 20

How much land was lost from Germany?

Answer 20

a tenth

Question 21

What did Clemenceau like about the Treaty? 5

Answer 21

reparations, the army, demilitarised zone and France got Alsace-Lorraine along with German colonies

Question 22

Why didnt Clemenceau like the treaty?

Answer 22

He wanted it to be harsher

Question 23

What did Wilson like about the treaty?

2

Answer 23

He got self-determination, and a LoN

Question 24

Why didnt Wilson like the treaty?

Answer 24

Few of his “14 points” were in the treaty, when Wilson went back, the senate refused to join the LoN

Question 25

What did Lloyd George predict for the future?

Answer 25

another war because of the treaty

Question 26

What did Lloyd George like about the treaty? 2

Answer 26

the fact Britain got some colonines, the small German navy as it helped British sea-power2

Question 27

What didnt Lloyd George like about the treaty?

Answer 27

he thought it was too harsh

Question 28

What is a senate?

Answer 28

The “parliament” of the US

Question 29

What is a demilitarized zone?

Answer 29

an area where the army is not allowed to go

Question 30

What were the 5 new nations created by the treaties of 1919-20?

Answer 30

Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Poland and Yogoslavia (ALL SELF-DETERMINATIONIZED)

Question 31

What was the cease fire of 1918 called?

Answer 31

Armistance

Question 32

How many countries attended the ToV conference?

Answer 32

32