WorksheetsThe Treaty of Versaille
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
June 28, 1919
July 4, 1918
November 11, 1919
January 18, 1920
2. Where was the treaty signed?
A) Austria-Hungary
B) France
C) Germany
D) Russia
3. Which article of the treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the war?
A) Article 10
B) Article 231
C) Article 200
D) Article 50
4. Which country was primarily blamed for starting World War I in the treaty?
A) Austria-Hungary
B) France
C) Germany
D) Russia
5. What was the “War Guilt Clause”?
A) Germany must reduce its army.
B) Germany must accept full blame for the war.
C) Germany must return Alsace-Lorraine.
D) Germany must pay soldiers’ pensions.
6. How much in reparations was Germany required to pay (in US dollars)?
A) $33 billion
B) $4 billion
C) $500 million
D) $15 billion
7. Which territories did Germany lose to France under the treaty?
A) The Ruhr and Saar
B) Alsace and Lorraine
C) Sudetenland
D) Rhineland
8. The Saar coalfields were placed under control of the League of Nations for how many years?
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 15 years
D) 20 years
9. What was forbidden in the Rhineland?
A) Farming
B) German military presence
C) Coal mining
D) Trade with France
10. How many soldiers was Germany’s army limited to?
A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 500,000
D) 100,000
11. Germany was not allowed to have which of the following?
A) Police force
B) Volunteer soldiers
C) Small navy
D) Air force, submarines, and tanks
12. What happened to Germany’s overseas colonies?
A) They became independent nations
B) They were returned to Germany after 5 years
C) They were taken as League of Nations mandates
D) They were sold to the highest bidder
13. Which new countries were created or restored partly from German land?
A) Poland and Czechoslovakia
B) Belgium and Spain
C) Italy and Greece
D) Finland and Norway
14. What was the main purpose of the League of Nations?
A) To maintain world peace and cooperation
B) To punish Germany
C) To control Europe’s economy
D) To stop France and Britain from fighting
15. How did Germany feel about the treaty?
A) Proud and honored
B) Indifferent
C) Humiliated and resentful
D) Thankful to France
16. Germans called this Treaty the d (a) t.
17. Which leader wanted to “make Germany pay” and strongly pushed for harsh terms?
✔ Answer: C
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) David Lloyd George
C) Kaiser Wilhelm II
D) Georges Clemenceau
_______ ______ promoted a more lenient “14 Points” plan for peace.
(a)
19. What impact did the treaty have on Germany’s economy?
A) Strengthened it
B) Left it unaffected
C) Weakened it severely due to reparations
D) Caused an immediate recovery
20. Why is the Treaty of Versailles often seen as a cause of World War II?
A) It humiliated Germany and fueled resentment
B) It allowed Germany to keep a strong army
C) It gave Germany too much land
D) It forced Britain and France to unite with Germany
