What were the final terms of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?

Question 1

What does LAMB stand for?

Answer 1

Land
Armed forces
Money - reparations
Blame - war guilt clause

Question 2

What was Germany’s army size reduced to? Conscription?

Answer 2

100,000 men
Conscription was banned - soldiers had to be volunteers
(A)

Question 3

What happened to the German navy and airforce?

Answer 3

Navy - reduced to 6 battleships
No airforce, submarines or armoured vehicles
(A)

Question 4

Who was required to pay for the damage resulting from the war?

Answer 4

Germany had to pay reparations to the allies for the damage caused by the war
(M)

Question 5

How much reparations did they have to pay?

Answer 5

£6.6 billion
Could be paid in kind - could pay resources as well as money
(M)

Question 6

When was the amount set?

Answer 6

The amount was set in 1921
(M)

Question 7

Who was blamed for the outbreak of WW1?

Answer 7

Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war - article 31
(B)

Question 8

What was done about Germany’s empire?

Answer 8

• Alsace-lorraine was given to France
• Union between Austria and Germany were forbidden
• Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania became independent
• Denmark and Poland got some land back
• Oversea colonies were taken away and given to other countries eg. Marshall islands and Mariana islands were given to Japan, Cameroon was given as a mandate to Britain and some others were given to France and Turkey
  (L)

Question 9

what was done about the Rhineland? (Area along a large proportion of the border between France and Germany)?

Answer 9

Rhineland became a demilitarised zone (DMZ) but remains German
(A)

Question 10

What was done about the Saar? (A region of Germany that is rich in coal)

Answer 10

To be run by the League of Nations and then a plebiscite (popular vote whether to go back to Germany) to be held after 15 years
(L)

Question 11

What was done about Alsace-Lorraine? (Region disputed between France and Germany, part of Germany in 1914)

Answer 11

The region was given to France (boarded France and Germany)
(L)

Question 12

What would Germany’s role be in the new League of Nations?

Answer 12

It was not invited until it had shown/proven that it was a peace loving country. This made Germany seem like an outside/ periver
(other)

Question 13

What was done about Danzig? (A German city, in the north of Germany,by the North Sea)

Answer 13

It became a free city run by the League of Nations to give Poland a sea port
(L)

Question 14

What happened to Eupen and Malmedy? (German territory in 1914)

Answer 14

Given to Belgium
Recognition because they were an ally and because of the damage it suffered
(L)

Question 15

What happened to Northern Schleswig? (German territory in 1914)

Answer 15

It went to Denmark after a vote
(L)

Question 16

What happened to West Prussia, Silesia and Posen? (German territory in 1914)

Answer 16

They all went to Poland

Question 17

What about the Treaty state about Anschluss? (a political union between Germany and Austria, to form one country)

Answer 17

That a union between Germany and Austria was forbidden

Question 18

About how much land did Germany lose after the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 18

Germany had to give up about 13% of its European territory and 10% of its population