7-4.2: Effects of WWI

Which of the following was NOT a provision of Wilson's 14 Points?

• no military build up

• no secret alliances

• payment of reparations

• the right to self-determination

What was the main purpose of Wilson's 14 Points?

• to address the main causes of the war

• to weaken and punish Germany

• to enhance the standing of the United States

• to collect reparations from Germany

What was the main role of the League of Nations

• to act as an international peacekeeping organization

• to make it unnecessary for the United States to get involved in international affairs

• to maintain world economic systems

• to hold nations responsible for the death and destruction of World War I

What did the major European victors want from the Treaty of Versailles?

• to help Germany rebuild its economy

• to punish Germany for its role in World War I

• to establish lasting peace for the future

• to punish Russia for its role in World War I

What empires no longer existed after World War I?

• Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires

• Ottoman and Roman empires

• Roman and French empires

• German and Russian empires

What was a result of the harsh sanctions placed imposed by the Treaty of Versailles?

• economic and political instability in Germany

• uprisings during the French Revolution

• the development of democracy in Italy?

• the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany? (Choose all that apply)

• loss of territory

• War Guilt Clause

• military restrictions

• creation of the League of Nations

What area become the buffer zone for France and Germany after World War I?

• the Rhineland

• Poland

• the Ruhr Valey

• Lithuania

What was a major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?

• an era of peace and international good will in Germany

• a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong

• an increase desire to regain its status as a world power

• a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations

Why was the League of Nations unsuccessful in achieving its goal of world peace?

• The U.S. was a member of the League of Nations

• the League of Nations allowed any country to join

• the League of Nations could declare war and institute a military draft

• All decisions made by the League of Nations needed to be unanimous