Who were the peacemakers following WW1 and how well did they do?

Question 1

Who was Woodrow Wilson?

Answer 1

President of the USA in 1919.

Question 2

What has Versailles got to do with the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 2

It was where the Paris Peace conference took place.

Question 3

In what month and year and was the Paris Peace conference?

Answer 3

Jan 1919

Question 4

How much did Germany have to pay in reparations for WW1?

Answer 4

£6,600 million

Question 5

The Treaty of Lausanne is famous for reversing the tough treatment that Turkey was given in the Treaty of …………………………. ?

Answer 5

Sevres

Question 6

When was the Treaty of St Germain?

Answer 6

September 1919

Question 7

What does the word Anschluss mean?

Answer 7

Uniting Germany and Austria

Question 8

How can the word BRAT help you remember about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 8

B= blame, R = reparations, A= army, T=territory

Question 9

Who was David Lloyd George?

Answer 9

Prime Minister of Britain in 1919.

Question 10

What did Woodrow Wilson want from the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 10

Creation of the League of Nations, not to be too hard on Germany, self-determination, freedom of the seas, the fourteen points.

Question 11

In what month and year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

Answer 11

June 1919

Question 12

What were some of the things that Wilson wanted in his fourteen points?

Answer 12

No secret treaties, disarmament, self determination in the Austro-Hungarian and Turkish Empires, creation of an independent Poland, creation of the League of Nations.

Question 13

Which country lost out in the Treaty of Neiully?

Answer 13

Bulgaria.

Question 14

Including colonies, how much territory in total did Germany lose after the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

13%

Question 15

What were mandates?

Answer 15

Germany’s colonies in Africa which, as part of the Treaty of Versailles, were in the control of the League of Nations (especially Britain and France).

Question 16

Which country lost land in the Treaty of St Germain?

Answer 16

Austria

Question 17

What was article 232 of the Treaty of Versailles all about?

Answer 17

Reparations - £6,600 million!

Question 18

Who were the Big 3?

Answer 18

Clemenceau of France, Lloyd George of Britain, WIlson of the USA.

Question 19

Which country lost out in the Treaty of Sevres?

Answer 19

Turkey

Question 20

What military forces was Germany allowed in the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 20

Only 6 ships in the navy and no submarines. Only 100,000 soldiers in the army, conscription not allowed and no tanks. No airforce allowed either.

Question 21

How much of its territories did Germany lose as part of the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 21

10%, including Alsace Lorraine which was returned to France.

Question 22

What was not allowed in the Rhineland and what was this called?

Answer 22

No troops, weapons or fortifications. This is called being demilitarised.

Question 23

When was the Treaty of Trianon and which country lost out?

Answer 23

1920, Hungary.

Question 24

What was done with the land taken from Austria in the Treaty of St Germain?

Answer 24

Some of it was given to Italy and Romania. Some of it was used to create new countries such as Poland, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

Question 25

How do the letters PTMM help you remember the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?

Answer 25

P=pride, T=territory, M=money, M=military strength.

Question 26

Who was George Clemenceau?

Answer 26

Prime Minister of France in 1919

Question 27

What was forbidden between Germany and Austria in the Treaty of Versailles (spelt correctly)?

Answer 27

Anschluss

Question 28

What connects the Treaty of Versailles and the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 28

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the outcomes from the Paris Peace Conference.

Question 29

What did Lloyd George want from the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 29

To keep Germany strong for trade with Britain, gain German colonies for Britain, keep the Royal navy powerful, ensure Germany was a buffer against Russia communism.

Question 30

When writing about the League of Nations in a quick form, should you write ‘LON’ or ‘the League?’

Answer 30

‘the League’

Question 31

What did George Clemenceau want from the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 31

Revenge for French losses and damage in WW1, to cripple Germany militarily, money to rebuild, make France less vulnerable to future attack.

Question 32

How can the word LAMB help you remember about the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 32

L=land, A=army, M=money, B=blame

Question 33

What did article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles state?

Answer 33

War guilt clause: Germany was to blaming for starting WW1