U8 L6 Peace Initiatives

Question 1

Did the German government recieve any guarantee that they would recieve a peace settlement based on Wilson’s 14 Points?

Answer 1

no

Question 2

How many Allied countries came together to discuss the fate of the defeated powers?

Answer 2

over thirty

Question 3

Who were the 5 great powers that made the major decisions in the meetings discussing the defeated powers’ fate?

Answer 3

• England
• France
• Italy
• US
• (lesser degree) Japan

Question 4

What country was not represented in the meetings? Why?

Answer 4

• Russia

- withdrew early from war

Question 5

Which country was David Lloyd George a leader of?

Answer 5

Great Britain

Question 6

Which country was Premier Vittorio Orlando a leader of?

Answer 6

Italy

Question 7

Which country was Premier Georges Clemenceau a leader of?

Answer 7

France

Question 8

Which country was Woodrow Wilson a leader of?

Answer 8

United States

Question 9

Although Lloyd George, Clemenceau, and Orlando agreed with the 14 points, what stance did they maintain?

Answer 9

• Central Powers should be punished

- wanted to divide, disarm, and force Germany to pay reparations

Question 10

What is a reparation?

Answer 10

defeated countries paying for war

Question 11

What could the European countries and Japan gain by a harsh peace treaty with Germany?

Answer 11

control German territory and colonies

Question 12

What world organization did Wilson form?

Answer 12

League of Nations

Question 13

What did the League of Nations have the authority to do?

Answer 13

• manage international relations
• limit armaments
• settle disagreements in peaceful manner

Question 14

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

segment of Peace of Paris dealing with Germany

Question 15

What was the Peace of Paris?

Answer 15

peace treaty btw Allied and Central Powers after WWI

Question 16

What were the terms that Germany were faced with in the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 16

• return Alsace Lorraine to France
• surrender territory to Poland, Belgium, Denmark
• Africa and Pacific colonies divided on victorious nations
• occupied by foreign troops
• army limit 100,000 and navy 6

Question 17

What other Central Power countries were affected by the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 17

• Austria
• Hungary
• Bulgaria
• Turkey

Question 18

What did the Paris peace takes determine?

Answer 18

• German military size
• League of Nation creation
• Germany paying reparations
• limit of Germany’s colonies in Africa and elsewhere