Versailles

When did the United States join World War I?

• 1914

• 1916

• 1917

• 1918

Which leader stepped down from power at the end of World War I?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Kaiser Wilhelm

• Prince Max von Baden

• Stalin

What did Germany hope would be the basis for the peace treaty?

• The downfall of the Ottoman Empire

• • Wilson's Fourteen Points

• • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

• The Treaty of Versailles

Which of the following was a part of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• no more barriers to international trade

• breaking up the League of Nations

• Increased military forces in Europe

• Germany keeping its colonies

Neither (a)   nor Britain agreed to Wilson's 14 points. These two nations had secret plans to divide up Germany's colonies that they had before the war.

What was the significance of Article 231?

• It outlined how Germany would pay reparations to other countries.

• It specified new borders for Germany

• It allowed for Germany to gain land

• It stated that Germany and its allies would accept the responsibility for the war

True or False: Germany had a choice to accept the terms of the Treaty.

• True

• False

• They did not have to, but they did to help their allies.

Which country was not part of the Allied powers negotiating the Treaty of Versailles?

• United States

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

17. How did the Treaty of Versailles differ from Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

• Wilson’s plan was more severe

• Wilson proposed secret deals with other nations

• The Treaty of Versailles was harsher on Germany