Armenian Genocide and Interwar Years

Armenia was different to other countries in the Ottoman Empire because they were

• Muslim

• Christian

• Pagan

• Buddhist

The Ottoman leadership ordered that the Armenians be __________, and it would be this order that leads to the massacre of the Armenian genocide.

• executed

• deported

• freed

• enslaved

Economically, the average Armenian was ______ wealthy than other peoples within the Ottoman Empire.

• more

• less

What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?

• to achieve world peace
• to punish germany
• to start WW2
• to reward Russia

What organization did Wilson want to establish?

• United Nations
• European Union
• League of Nations
• NAFTA

What two factors ultimately doomed the League of Nations?

• Germany didn't join the League

• American senators voted against joining

• The military was too big

• There was not an armed forces to enforce their rules.

Which nation wanted to punish the Germans the most?

• France
• The United Kingdom
• The United States
• Italy

What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?

• Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
• German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
• Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
• France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength

What are reparations?

• Payments Germany was forced to pay
• Repairs and improvements made to Germany
• Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild
• Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire

How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?

• They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
• They loved it because it was so favorable to them
• They hated it because it treated them severely
• Most Germans didn't really care