World War 1 : Outcome

Question 1

Which side won WW1?

Answer 1

The Triple Entente won in 1918

Question 2

What was formed to make sanctions for Germany?

Answer 2

The ‘Treaty of Versailles’ (1919) made Germany : hand over colonies; limited their military (100,000 men, no airforce, small navy); pay repurcussions (6,600 million); parts of countries cut off to make new ones

Question 3

What was set up and when to prevent future wars from occuring?

Answer 3

The ‘League of Nations’ was set up in 1920

Question 4

Successes of the League

Answer 4

Freed 200,000 slaves; solved disputes ( such as between Sweden and Finland) ; worked hard to fight diseases (leprosy and cholera) ; helped 400,000 prisoners of war

Question 5

Failures of the League

Answer 5

Never had armed forces; USA never became a member; couldn’t stop Japan invading China (1931)

Question 6

When did WW1 start and end?

Answer 6

1914 - 1918