The Treaty of Versailles

Who were the 'big three' who dominated proceedings at the Palace of Versailles, when creating a peace treaty?

• Georges Clemenceau

  Woodrow Wilson

  David Lloyd George

• Georges Clemenceau

  Woodrow Wilson

  President Hindenberg

• Woodrow Wilson

  David Lloyd George

  Kaiser Wilhelm

• Georges Clemenceau

  Vittorio Orlando

  David Lloyd George

Where did the peace talks take place?

• Berlin

• Paris

• London

• Valencia

The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919. Who was not invited to consult on it?

• Austria

• Italy

• Germany

• Britain

What was Article 231?

• Germany was not allowed to have a Kaiser

• Germany's overseas territories were to be carved up and given to other countries.

• Germany was not allowed to join the newly formed League of Nations

• Germany had to accept the blame for starting WWI due to their aggressiveness

Which of the below would have made Germany feel incredibly vulnerable?

• Germany was not allowed to join the newly formed League of Nations

• Germany was not allowed to unite with Austria

• Germany's armed and naval forces were severely cut

• Germany had to accept the blame for starting WWI

How much compensation did Germany have to pay for their part in WWI?

• 6250 Reichsmarks

• 600 Reichsmarks

• 620 million Reichsmarks

• 660 million Reichsmarks

What area of land did France have returned to them, after loosing it in 1871 to Germany?

• Quiche Lorraine

• Alsace-Lorraine

• The Rhineland

• Lorraine-Alsace

Huge areas of Germany's empire were removed and new countries created from them. Which country below was created from the removed land?

• Poland

• Italy

• Spain

• Serbia

Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, even though they heavily disagreed with it and didn't want to. Why did they have to sign it? Tick all that apply.

• Everyone in Germany voted and agreed to sign it.

• The Kaiser had abdicated and the new German government was not very popular, and also quite unstable.

• The British blockade remained, which meant that Germany was starving.

• They were told that unless they signed the war would restart

• There had been a revolution in Germany and society was very unsettled.

When the German government signed the Treaty of Versailles, the people of Germany were outraged, believing they had been betrayed and 'stabbed in the back.' What was the name of this government?

• The Weimar Government

• The November Government

• The Berlin Government

• The Nazi Government