Treaty of Versailles test questions. Flashcards
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What was the armistice?
The ceasefire that ended the fighting in the First World War.
How many countries attended the start of the Versailles Conference?
32
What was self-determination?
Woodrow Wilson’s idea that nations ought to be able to rule themselves.
Which aspect of Wilson’s ideas did Clemenceau particularly despise?
League of Nations
Which of Clemenceau’s demands did Woodrow Wilson find particularly hard to accept?
Germany was to blame for the war
What rescued the conference from collapse in March 1919?
Lloyd George published the Fontainebleau Memorandum.
Why did the Germans find the treaty particularly unfair?
There was no negotiations
What was the aim of the first clauses of the Treaty of Versailles?
Set up the League of Nations.
Which area of Germany was demilitarised (clause 4)?
Rhineland
Which country was Germany forbidden to unite with?
Austria
What did German colonies become?
Mandates
What was Germany’s army reduced to?
100,000 men
How much, in reparations, did Germany have to pay?
132 billion marks
Which clause blamed Germany for all the loss and damage of the war?
Clause 231
