WWI

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

• no military build up

• no secret alliances

• payment of reparations

• the right to self-determination

What was the main purpose of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• to assure peace in the future by addressing (undo) the MAIN causes of WWI

• to assist the leaders of Europe in gaining additional territory at Germany's expense

• to collect reparations from Germany to help pay for the cost of the war

What was the main role of the League of Nations?

• to provide a way for countries to resolve disputes peacefully

• to maintain the world economic system so that colonies would no longer be necessary

• to hold the nations of Europe responsible for the death and destruction in WWI

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

• to help Germany rebuild its economy

• to punish Germany for its role in WWI

• to establish lasting world peace in the future

What empires no longer existed after WWI?

• German and Russian

• Roman and French

• Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian

What was a result of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I on Germany after World War 1?

• economic and political instability in Germany

• uprisings during the French Revolution

• the development of democracy in Italy

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

• reduction of the military

• creation of the League of Nations

• War Guilt Clause

• All of these

What area became the buffer zone between France and Germany after World War I?

• the Rhineland

• Alsace-Lorraine

• the Ruhr Valley

• Poland

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

• an era of peace and international good will in Germany

• an increase in Germany's desire to regain its status as a world power

• a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations

• None of these

Why was the League of Nations ineffective in its goal to achieve world peace?

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

• The League of Nations allowed any country to join.

• All decisions made by the League of Nations had to be unanimous (everyone has to agree).