Treaty of Versailles

What was a result of the harsh conditions placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?

• the development of democracy
• economic and political instability
• a local uprising
• an increase in their military

When a nation reduces its armed forces and are not allowed to acquire weapons

• reparations
• demilitarization
• self-determination

The provision (part) in the Treaty of Versailles that required Germany to take responsibility for the war was known as the

• War Guilt Clause
• We did it Clause
• Blame us Clause

After the war, the German government began printing more and more money to try to pay their workers’ wages, as well as the reparations they were forced to pay to the Allies. What happened as a result of Germany printing more money?

• They were able to easily pay back the reparations
• German money became worthless
• Germany became the wealthiest nation in Europe
• Germany no longer needed to borrow money from the United States

What was the most significant flaw in the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

• The treaty did not punish Germany
• the treaty divided up Germany into too many occupation zones
• the treaty inflicted too much punishment on Germany
• most countries did not ratify the treaty

Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?

• Britain
• Ottoman Empire
• Germany
• Russia

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According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was not allowed to have a ________________.

• military
• government
• capital
• Peace Treaty

What did Germany lose as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

• land and colonies
• fascism
• membership in the Allies
• democracy

Because of the Treaty of Versailles …

• Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
• Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
• Germany’s government was reconstructed.
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Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles

• made Germany pay reparations.
• stripped Germany of its colonies.
• forced Germany to sign a war-guilt clause
• barred Germany from maintaining a military