What was the Treaty of Versailles? Flashcards

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What was the Treaty of Versailles?

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A peace treaty that ended WW1

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2
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When was the Treaty signed?

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June 28th 1919

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2
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Who signed the Treaty?

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Weimar Government and 27 nations

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2
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Who decided the terms of the Treaty?

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Britain, France and USA

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3
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What did France want?

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Revenge and the promise of not another war

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4
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What did USA want?

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Peace that wouldn’t include them in European affairs

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5
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What did Britain want?

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Germany to remain a stable trading partner

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6
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Where did Germany lose land?

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North, East and West

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7
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Who took land from Germany?

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Belgium, Denmark, France, Poland

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8
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Where was Germany forbidden to station soldiers?

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Near France

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9
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How many as the army reduced to?

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100,000

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10
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How many submarines and air force was Germany allowed?

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None

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11
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Who was satisfied with the terms of the treaty?

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No allied forces

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12
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Where was France given and for how long?

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Saar coalfields for 15 years

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13
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Who was Germany forbidden to unite with?

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Austria

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14
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Where was occupied by allies and demilitarised?

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Rhineland

15
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What does demilitarised mean?

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No Germany army had occupancy

16
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Where was given to Poland?

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West Prussia

17
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What did giving Poland land make?

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Polish Corridor

18
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What did the Polish Corridor make?

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A divided Germany - East Prussia removed

19
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What was made a free city?

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Danzig

20
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What did the Polish corridor give Poland access to?

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The sea - trade

21
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How many battleships were allowed in the German navy?

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6

22
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What was Germany not allowed in?

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League of Nations

23
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What does reparations mean?

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Compensation

24
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How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?

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£6.6 billion

25
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Who were the reparations mainly paid to?

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France and Belgium

26
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What was Article 231?

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War Guilt Clause, Germany had to take blame and pay for the war

27
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What did people call the treaty?

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Diktat (forced) peace

28
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What does Gewaltfrieden mean?

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enforced

29
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What did people start calling the Weimar Government?

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November Criminals

30
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Why was the government called November Criminals?

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Government thought to have betrayed the army by signing the armistice

31
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What was the Stab in the Back Theory(Dolchstoss)?

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The German government stabbed the army in the back by ending the war

32
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What were the weaknesses of Weimar?

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Proportional representation - not a strong government
country is in poverty
not ran by one person - leads to arguments and looking weak
unpopular