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The Treaty of Versailles

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What date did the fighting in World War I come to an end?

a)

December 7, 1917

b)

November 1, 1917

c)

November 11, 1918

d)

February 12, 1919

2.

In 1918 the Germans signed a harsh peace treaty with the USSR which the Big Three used to prove that the Germans did not deserve soft treatment. This was the Treaty of.....?

a)

Leningrad

b)

Brest-Litovsk

c)

Balaclava

3.

Wilson's 14 points claimed that all peoples should have the right to govern themselves. What do we refer to this principle as?

a)

Devolution

b)

Democracy

c)

Self-determination

4.

Under what point of the 14 Points did Wilson call for the setting up of a "League of Nations"?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

14

5.

What was the first name of the British PM at Versailles?

a)

Lloyd

b)

David

c)

George

6.

Occasionally, the "Big Three" are expanded to include another figure to become the "Big Four". Who is this final person?

a)

Kemal Ataturk, leader of Turkey

b)

Orlando, leader of Italy

c)

Rathnau, the foreign minister of Germany

7.

One reason that the Germans hated the Versailles Treaty was because they had no choice but to sign it. In other words, it was ...?

a)

Anschlussa

b)

Diktat

c)

Putsch

8.

The United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following was a new country formed after World War I?

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Poland

c)

Finland

d)

Turkey

e)

All of the above

10.

What punishment did Germany receive after losing World War I?

a)

They had to pay reparations

b)

They had to give up land to France

c)

They had to disarm

d)

All of the above

11.

Which country was Germany forbidden to unite with under the Versailles Treaty?

a)

USSR

b)

Austria

c)

France