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FY 24/25 2.1

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main purpose of the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

They wanted to make terms of peace after WW1

b)

They wanted to break the terms of peace after WW1

c)

The UK Prime Minister always makes a big deal about things

d)

They wanted to make more negotiations

2.

Where was the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

Paris

b)

Lyon

c)

Versailles

d)

Warseille

3.

What group was formed?

a)

United Nations

b)

European Union

c)

League of Nations

d)

NATO

4.

When was the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

1945

b)

1919

c)

2001

d)

1999

5.

Who were the Big 4?

a)

Lloyd George, Galileo Galilei, Zinedine Zidane, and Abraham Lincoln

b)

John F. Kennedy, Giovanni Versace, George Clemenceau, and J.R.R. Tolkien

c)

Alfred Hitchcock, Silvio Berlusconi, Marcel Proust, and Richard Burton

d)

Lloyd George, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, George Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson

6.
Who decided how the Ottoman Empire would be divided?
a)
Ottoman royalty
b)
Turkish governments
c)
European politicians
d)
United States
7.

Who wrote the Fourteen Points?

a)

UK Prime Minister David Lloyd George

b)

US President Woodrow Wilson

c)

French Prime Minister Geroges Clemenceau

d)

Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

8.

Define self-determination.

a)

The ability for people in a country to decide who they want as their leader.

b)

The right of countries to take over weaker countries and govern them.

c)

A government's foreign policy to ally with their neighbours.

d)

The right of nations to rule themselves rather than be part of larger empires.

9.

What is the name given to the money Germany was forced to pay to France, Belgium and Britain as a result of WW1?

a)

Repayments

b)

Reparations

c)

Restitution

d)

Recompense

10.

Which treaty ended the war between Germany and Russia?

a)

Treaty of Sevres

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of St. Germain

d)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

11.

What happened to this area of Germany according to the Treaty?

a)

It was given to the Americans

b)

It was mandate of Britain and France

c)

It was given to France

d)

It was demilitarised

12.

True or False

An armistice is an agreement to end fighting.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which nation signed the Treaty of St. Germain?

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Turkey

14.

Which country signed the Treaty of Neuilly?

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Turkey

15.

Which country signed the Treaty of Trianon?

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Turkey

16.

Which country signed the Treaty of Sevres?

a)

Austria

b)

Hungary

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Turkey

17.

What was prohibited by Article 88 of the Treaty of St. Germain?

a)

Union between Austria and Germany (Anschluss)

b)

Hungarian sea access

c)

The Turkish Grand Fleet

d)

Conscription in Bulgaria

18.

What was the maximum size limitation placed on the Hungarian army?

a)

20,000

b)

25,000

c)

30,000

d)

35,000

19.

Which two nations went bankrupt prior to reparations payments being agreed?

a)

Austria and Hungary

b)

Austria and Bulgaria

c)

Bulgaria and Turkey

d)

Hungary and Turkey

20.

Which nation lost land in the Middle East to Britain and France?

a)

Austria

b)

Bulgaria

c)

Hungary

d)

Turkey

21.

Which of these nations was created by the treaties?

a)

Germany

b)

Greece

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Russia

22.

Which of these points was common to all treaties

a)

A clause acknowledging war guilt

b)

Land lost to Romania

c)

A reparations figure of $3,000,000

d)

Reduction of military forces to no more than 10,000 soldiers

23.

In which year was the Treaty of St Germain signed?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

24.

In which year was the Treaty of Neuilly signed?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

25.

In which year was the Treaty of Trianon signed?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

26.

In which year was the Treaty of Sevres signed?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

27.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Big Three?

a)

Woodrow Wilson - USA

b)

Georges Clemenceau - France

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany

d)

David Lloyd George - Britain

28.

Which leader wanted revenge?

a)

Woodrow Wilson - USA

b)

Georges Clemenceau - France

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany

d)

David Lloyd George - Britain

29.

Which leader wanted peace without victory?

a)

Woodrow Wilson - USA

b)

Georges Clemenceau - France

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II - Germany

d)

David Lloyd George - Britain

30.

Which of the following is NOT true about Germany's territories?

a)

Germany lost much of its territories to Britain & France.

b)

Germany lost many colonies in Africa.

c)

Germans were allowed to enter the Rhineland.

d)

Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France.

31.

How many men were allowed in the German army accordinf to the military terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

a)

1 million

b)

150,000

c)

1,500

d)

100,000

32.

Select all the countries that were created by the Treaty of Versaille.

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

West Berlin

c)

Lithuania

d)

Poland

33.

Which country rejected the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

USA

d)

Japan

34.
What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on the borders of Europe?
a)
No impact, all borders remained the same.
b)
France gave land to Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union was given more land to keep them from invading the rest of Europe.
d)
All of the empires of Europe were split up, and many new countries were created.
35.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
What nation had to drop out of the war because there was a communist revolution in their country?
a)
US
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Russia
37.

What were the main objectives of the Treaty of Versailles? (Select all that apply)

a)

Reduce the size of Germany by taking away land and colonies

b)

Restore the national pride of all German citizens

c)

Force Germany to take responsibility for the war

d)

Require Germany to pay for the devastation and destruction of the war

e)

Reduce Germany's military force

38.

Which of the following countries WAS NOT permitted to send representatives to attend negotiations during the Versailles Peace Conference?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

United States

39.

Germany was forbidden from uniting with __________

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

Prussia

d)

Austria

40.

Germany's colonies throughout the world were ​ (a)   and divided up amongst the big three and their ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
seized
allies
destroyed
invaded
armies
militarised
41.

In the Treaty of St Germain, how many men was Austria's army limmited to?

a)

10,000

b)

20,000

c)

30,000

d)

40,000

42.

In the Treaty of Neuilly, Bulgaria lost land to which countries?

a)

Romania

b)

Italy

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Greece

43.

Which treaty created a patchwork of new states around Eastern Europe, including minority groups like in the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia?

a)

St Germain

b)

Neuilly

c)

Trianon

d)

Séveres

44.

In which treaty did the concerning country eventually use force to change some terms, resulting in the Treatty of Lauranne in 1923?

a)

St Germain

b)

Neuilly

c)

Trianon

d)

Séveres

45.

What was the outcome of the Polish-Soviet War?

a)

The war ended with a Polish victory. The Treaty of Riga was signed in April 2023, dividing the disputed territories between Poland and Russia, leaving large Ukrainian and Belarusian populations under Polish control.

b)

The war ended with a Polish victory. The Treaty of Riga was signed in March 1921, dividing the disputed territories between Poland and Soviet Russia, leaving large Ukrainian and Belarusian populations under Polish control.

c)

The war ended with a Polish victory. The Treaty of Riga was signed in February 2000, dividing the disputed territories between Poland and Germany, leaving large Ukrainian and Belarusian populations under Polish control.

46.

What was the role of the Ottoman Empire in World War I?

a)

Joined the Central Powers and fought against the Allied Powers

b)

Remained neutral and did not participate in the war

c)

Joined the Allied Powers and fought against the Central Powers

d)

Acted as a mediator between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers

47.

What was the Mandate System established by the League of Nations after WWI?

a)

A system to administer the territories of the defeated powers after WWI

b)

A system to provide financial aid to the defeated powers after WWI

c)

A system to establish new trade agreements with the defeated powers after WWI

d)

A system to grant independence to the defeated powers after WWI

48.

What did the Balfour Declaration promise?

a)

Support for the establishment of a national home for the Palestinian people in Israel

b)

Support for the establishment of a national home for the British people in Palestine

c)

Support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine

d)

Support for the establishment of a national home for the French people in Palestine

49.

What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement?

a)

A secret agreement between the United Kingdom and France to define their spheres of influence in the Middle East

b)

A peace treaty between Russia and Japan

c)

A military alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary

d)

A trade agreement between the United States and China

50.

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Sevres?

a)

To end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers

b)

To end the state of war between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers

c)

To establish the League of Nations

d)

To divide the Ottoman Empire's territories among the Allied Powers

51.

What was the impact of the Treaty of Sevres on the Ottoman Empire?

a)

It led to the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire

b)

It led to the end of World War I

c)

It led to the creation of the United Nations

d)

It led to the start of World War II