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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Which leaders were called the "Big Three" at the Treaty of Versailles? | Lloyd-George, Clemenceau, Wilson |
| Give one reason why France wanted to punish Germany | Land was destroyed through trench warfare/ feared another invasion/ wanted them weakened to prevent further threat/ 2 million French casualties |
| Give one example of Wilson's 14 points | Create a League of Nations/ No secret treaties/free trade/ disarmament/ self determination |
| When was the Treaty of Versailles signed? | June 1919 |
| Which area of Germany was de-militarised? | The Rhineland (border with France) |
| Give one reason why article 231 of the treaty angered Germany ? | Article 231 was the War Guilt clause which forced Germany to accept sole blame for the war |
| How much did Germany have to pay in reparations? | £6600 million |
| Give two other examples of restrictions placed on Germany's armed forces? | Only 100,000 men in the army/ no submarines/ no tanks/ fortifications destroyed/ only 6 battleships/no airforce |
| Why was the Anschluss not allowed? | Because Germany and Austria were close allies and shared a language |
| Give two examples of territorial losses imposed on Germany? | Saar Coalfields/ Danzig/ Sudetenland/ Alsace Lorraine/ Colonies taken away |
| Give two reasons why the Treaty of Versailles could be seen as fair | War had caused a lot of death and damage/ Germany had to be made weaker to prevent a further war/ People of Britain and France wanted revenge |
| Give two reasons why the Treaty of Versailles had a negative effect on international relations | Germany was angered by the harsh terms of the treaty; they called it a "diktat" (dictated peace) -wanted revenge/ Germany lost industrial areas and could not afford to rebuild or pay back reparations/ British felt Germany had grounds to feel anger towards the harsh terms of the treaty |
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