1919-1923 - treaty of versailles

Question 1

Eupen-Malmedy to..

Answer 1

Belgium

Question 2

Rhineland..

Answer 2

Demilitarised

Question 3

North Schleswig to..

Answer 3

Denmark

Question 4

Posen and Upper Silesia to..

Answer 4

Poland

Question 5

Memel to..

Answer 5

Lithuania

Question 6

Population reduced by..

Answer 6

0.12

Question 7

How did the German Workers feel about the Treaty?

Answer 7

Outraged + regarded as diktat

Question 8

How did German Nationalists feel about the Treaty?

Answer 8

They branded the government as November criminals and didnt want to surrender

Question 9

What did Wilson want out the Treaty?

Answer 9

• Self determination
• League of Nations
• 14 points
• Disarmament

Question 10

What did Clemenceau want out the Treaty?

Answer 10

• Annex Rhineland to create a ‘buffer state’
• Major disarmament on Germany
• Heavy reperations
• Split Germany into separate states

Question 11

What did Lloyd George want out the Treaty?

Answer 11

• Guarantee British military security
• Secure naval supremacy
• Keep communism at bay
• Limit French demands as they could lead to revenge

Question 12

What was meant by ‘Armistice’?

Answer 12

• An agreement to stop fighting + withdraw German troops
• Many didnt believe they were defeated

Question 13

Why was the Treaty not as severe as made out in 1919?

Answer 13

• Clemenceau didnt get his extreme demands
• Self determination not unfair as Germany stated -> Alsace Lorraine would have voted to be part of France, Eastern frontiers of Posen and West Prussia more mixed in ethnicity then Germans wanted
• Austria and Sudetenland never apart of Germany
• Moderate compared to Brest Litovsk

Question 14

What did the American Diplomat - George F Kennan say about the Treaty?

Answer 14

• Humiliating and “silly”

Question 15

What happened to Scheidemann’s government as a result of the Treaty?

Answer 15

He resigned + new coalition formed under Gustav Bauer

Question 16

Who was Gustav Bauer?

Answer 16

Chancellor of Weimar Republic 1919 to 1920 after Scheidemann resigned

Question 17

What did Paul von Hindenburg do about the Treaty?

Answer 17

• Renew military actions against Allies instead of signing Treaty

Question 18

What impact did the TOV have on support for the Republic?

Answer 18

• Many people turned against republic

Question 19

How did Right wing react to TOV

Answer 19

• Refused to accept + Blamed government for signing it
• Committed to overthrow republic

Question 20

What were the politicians who signed the Treaty and Armistice known as?

Answer 20

November Criminals

Question 21

In what way was Ludendorff responsible for Germany’s problems after ww1

Answer 21

• Encouraged civilian government to sign the armistice
• Started revolution from above
• Promoted ‘stab in the back myth’

Question 22

How did Soldiers adjust to life in the republic and why was this problematic?

Answer 22

• Some did
• Some turned to Freikorps - threat to government