Versailles

Question 0

Who were the big three

Answer 0

Clemenceau Fr
Lloyd George Br
Wilson USA

Question 1

Where was the conference and when

Answer 1

Palace of Versailles, Paris

January 1919

Question 2

Wilson’s view and why

Answer 2

Fair on defeated countries
Didn’t want to risk revenge
Because a aeries hadn’t joined war until 1917 and very little damage to their country
Wanted good international relations for trade
14 points

Question 3

Clemenceau

Answer 3

Tough
France had suffered most
Had been threatened since 1870
Wanted to weaken Germany so much they could never attack again

Question 4

Lloyd George views

Answer 4

Personally sided with Wilson
Also Germany had been britains second largest trading partner
But public opinion was ‘squeeze Germany till the pips squeak’
Has to appear to be tough on Germany

Question 5

Terms of treaty of Versailles

Answer 5

Germany lost territory in Europe
Rhineland demilitarised
German colonies went under mandates
War guilt clause- reparations of 6.6bn
Military strength reduced

Question 6

What Germany lost in Europe

Answer 6

Alsace and Lorraine to France
Malmidy to Belgium
North Schleswig to Denmark after plebiscite
Polish corridor and uppers Silesia to Poland
Saar region run by LofN/ France then plebiscite after 15 years
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia became free cities

Question 7

Military restrictions on Germany

Answer 7

Army limited to 100,000 men
No conscription 
Not allowed armoured vehicles, subs or aircraft
Only six battleships
Demilitarised Rhineland

Question 8

Treaty of st German and Trianon was with

Answer 8

Austria & Hungary

Question 9

Treaty of Neuilly was with

Answer 9

Bulgaria

Question 10

Treaties of Sevres & Lausanne was with

Answer 10

Turkey

Question 11

Treaties of St Germain & Trianon

Answer 11

Austro-Hungarian Empire split into Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia
Some formerly Austrian land went to Romania, Italy & Poland
Military restrictions similar to Germany (eg: 3 police boats on the river Danube)
Austria & Hungary were to pay moderate amount of reparations
Anschluss

Question 12

Treaty of Neuilly

Answer 12

Bulgaria lost small areas of land to Greece and Yugoslavia

Bulgaria to pay moderate reparations

Question 13

Treaties of Sevres and Lausanne

Answer 13

Turkey lost some land (incl Smyrna) to Greece
Dardanelles put under LofN control
Turkey regained Smyrna after war with Greece 21-22. Recognised by treaty of Lausanne in 24

Question 14

Other agreements

Answer 14

LofN in 1920
Disarmament
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Poland to become independent
Bessarabia given to Romania
Danzigto become a free city under LofN administration

Question 15

Reasons for German resentment

Answer 15

Diktat- forced to sign a treaty they hadn’t been consulted about (28 June 1919)
War guilt clause
Reparations were going to cripple their economy
Territorial losses of mainly German populate (self-determination didn’t apply to them?)
Military restrictions so German could no longer defend herself

Question 16

Wilson’s 14 points

Answer 16

1. No secret treaties
2. Seas free to all
3. Customs barriers removed
4. Disarmament
5. Colonies should be allowed a say
6. German forces leave Russia
7. Belgium independent
8. Alsace Lorraine back to fr
9. Italy’s frontier adjusted to avoid problems with Austria
10. Self-determination
11. Serbia a coastline
12. Self-determination of Turkish empire
13. Poland independent and coastline
14. Lof

Question 17

4 fair of treaties that could be justified

Answer 17

Germany caused war
Treaties weakens ger and allies meaning revenge attack harder
Fr badly hurt of ger should be hurt back
14 points ensured peace

Question 18

4 unfair point to say the treaties couldn’t be justified

Answer 18

Ger entirely to blame?
Stupidly high reparations=no hope
Anschluss against 14 points
Ger forced disarmament whereas rest if world left to do it themselves which inevitably they didn’t do