Treaty of Versailles

Where is Versailles?

• France

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Italy

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

• Germany had to accept sole 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

What nation was Germany specifically forbidden to unite with?

• Austria
• France
• Italy
• Russia

True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.

• True
• False

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

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

• reparations

• demilitarization

• self-determination

• militarization

Which part of Germany was demilitarised?

• Rhineland

• Ruhr

• Saar

• Alsace-Lorraine

Which of the following were the TERRITORIAL terms stated in the Treaty of Versailles? (Tick all that applies)

• Germany had to give up all overseas colonies in Africa and the Middle East

• Germany had to give up Rhineland to France

• Germany had to pay reparations

• Germany had to give up the territory between them and East Prussia to form the Polish Corridor

• Germany and Austria were never allowed to unite (= Anschluss)

What country was created out of Germany and Russia?

• Poland

• Bulgaria

• Romania

• Czechoslovakia