WORLD WAR 1 - THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES Flashcards
1
Q
in what year did the war come to an end
A
in 1918
2
Q
what was the name of the new government who came into power
A
Weimar Republic
3
Q
what did the new government of Germany do
A
the government of the Weimar Republic signed an armistice and agreed to stop fighting
4
Q
what happened to Germany in THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES”
A
- the terms f the retry were dictated to Germany (Germany did to have a say in it)
- they had to pay from cost of the damage of the war (pay millions in reparations for the cost of damage)
- germany lost land
- Germany had to admit that it them to blame for the war by signing a guilt clause
- germany was not allowed to build up a defence force again