Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

What was the War Guilt Clause?

Answer 1

The clause which said that Germany was responsible for causing World War 1.

Question 2

In what ways were Germany’s armed forces limited?

Answer 2

Only 6 battleships
No submarines
No airforce
Only 100,000 men in army

Question 3

What territories did Germany lose

Answer 3

Alscace and Lorraine to France
Silesia and the Polish corridoor to Poland
The Sudetenland to Czechoslovakia
Schleswig to Denmark

Question 4

What happened to Germany’s colonies

Answer 4

All taken away and made League of Nations mandates

Question 5

What was the amount of Reparations demanded?

Answer 5

£6,600 million

Question 6

Why was it called the ‘Dictat’ in Germany

Answer 6

Because the Germans had no say in it. The peace was dictated to the Germans.

Question 7

What was the ‘stab in the back’ theory?

Answer 7

The idea put forward by that Germany only lost the war because Communists, Jews and Socialists undermined the war effort and caused revolution.

Question 8

Who were the most influential 3 figures in the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 8

Woodrow Wilson - USA
Georges Clemenceau - France
David Lloyd - George - GB

Question 9

What can be said to defend the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 9

It was not as harsh as the Treaty of Brest Litovsk which Germany forced Russia to sign
It had to deal with massive problems
It had to be a compromise because the main powers disagreed