History: Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What were the 4 terms of the Treaty of Versailles? + acronym

A

B lame
R eparations
A rmy / armaments
T erritory

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2
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What was the clause for Blame in the Treaty of Versailles?

A

War Guilt Clause / Article 231

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3
Q

How much reparations did Germany have to pay?

A

6.6 billion British Pounds

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4
Q

How many men was the German army limited to?

A

100,000

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5
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What army weapons were the Germans not allowed to manufacture / possess?

A

Tanks, aircrafts and submarines

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6
Q

List 4 areas in Germany that were lost to either the League of Nations or other countries

A

Posen & Polish corridor (Poland), Saar Region (LON), Alsace-Lorraine (France), Eupen-Malmedy (Belgium), Upper Silesia (Poland), Memel (Lithuania), Northern Schleswig (Denmark), Danzig (LON)
*any 4 is applicable

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7
Q

What happened to Germany’s colonies?

A

They were mostly taken control of by France and Britain

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8
Q

Alsace-Lorraine was gained by Germany in what war?

A

Franco-Prussian War

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9
Q

Germany was forbidden from uniting with which country?

A

Austria

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10
Q

Why were some French people pleased with the Treaty of Versailles?

A

It removed the threat of another German invasion

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11
Q

Why did some British people support the Treaty of Versailles?

A

Germany had been punished for the deaths of family members

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12
Q

Why did some British people oppose the Treaty of Versailles?

A

They were not sure if it would bring peace as they didn’t know how Germany would react

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13
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Why did some people argue that the Treaty of Versailles did not punish the right people?

A

The Kaiser, who began the war, abdicated

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14
Q

What percentage of Germany’s populations were absorbed into other countries following the Treaty of Versailles?

A

12.5%

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15
Q

What did France want to do with German territory?

A

Split/Break it into a series of small weak states

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16
Q

Which harsh treaty did Germany impose on Russia in 1918?

A

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

17
Q

Who was the British Prime Minister?

A

David Lloyd George

18
Q

Who was the President of the USA?

A

Woodrow Wilson

19
Q

Who was the Prime Minister of France?

A

Georges Clemenceau (The Tiger)

20
Q

What were Lloyd Geoge’s two key priorities at Versailles?

A

To make sure Germany did not suffer, to have peace and trade

21
Q

What did Lloyd George want to do with the German Empire?

A

Take some of Germany’s overseas colonies and add them to the British Empire

22
Q

When was the Franco-Prussian War?

A

1870 - 1871

22
Q

What was Georges Clemenceau’s primary aim at Versailles?

A

Revenge on Germany, make France safe from any possible German attack in the future or to weaken Germany as much as possible

23
Q

What kind of peace did Woodrow Wilson want?

A

Just and lasting peace

24
Q

Why didn’t Clemeceau trust Lloyd George?

A

Lloyd George was willing to go easy on Germany in Europe but not at an international level

25
Q

What were two of Woodrow Wilson’s satisfactions?

A
  • Got a League of Nations
  • Self-determination for the people of Eastern Europe
26
Q

What were two of Woodrow Wilson’s disappointments?

A
  • Some of his 14 points (idealistic aims) did not get into the Treaty of Versailles
  • The senate of America refused to join the LON and refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles
26
Q

What were four of Clememceau’s satisfactions?

A

He liked the harsh things in the treaty:
- reparations (repair the damage to France)
- reduced German army
- demilitarised zone in the Rhineland would protect France
- France got Alsace-Lorraine and some of Germany’s colonies

27
Q

What were six of Clemeceau’s dissapoinments?

A
  • He wanted Germany broken into small states (make them weaker)
  • He wanted the Saar permanently (only got 15 years under LLON mandate)
  • Wanted to gain the Rhineland for strategic and industrial reasons
  • Wanted the German army to be smaller than 100,000
  • Reparations were not immediately paid to France
  • Wanted a treaty similar to Brest-Litovsk that was harsher
28
Q

What were two of Lloyd George’s satisfactions?

A
  • Britain got some German colonies
  • Small German Navy (helped Britain to “rule the waves”
29
Q

What were two of Lloyd George’s disappointments?

A
  • Treaty was too harsh and would ruin Germany
  • Cause another war in 25 years time
30
Q

In what year was the reparations sum set?

A

1921

31
Q

Which recruitment system was the German army banned from using?

A

Conscription