The limits of Self-Determination
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- In this lesson, we will find out how the plans of American President Woodrow Wilson to have national groups rule themselves through self-determination actually paved the way for further problems in Europe. We will look at how this impacted on the kind of peace that was made in 1919.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which countries were the main winning countries of the First World War, also known as the 'Big Three'?
Italy, Britain and France.
Russia, France and Britain.
The USA, France and Russia.
Q2.
Which country wanted to punish Germany the most harshly?
Britain
Italy
USA
Q3.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, how many men was Germany allowed to have in her army?
200,000
50,000
500,000
Q4.
What was the name of the payments that Germany had to make as punishment for the First World War?
Compensations
Repairs
Respirations
Q5.
Which of the statements below was NOT a term of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to accept full guilt for the war.
Germany had to return Alsace-Lorraine to France.
Germany was not allowed an air force.
Q6.
What did the League of Nations aim to do?
Create more tension between the countries so no-one would ally with Germany.
Keep Germany out of European politics.
5 Questions
Q1.
What does self-determination mean?
A country that is ruled over by another more powerful country.
Someone who is really sure that they are going to achieve something.
Q2.
Which country out of the 'Big Three' believed the most in self-determination?
Britain
France
Q3.
Which country was given a 'corridor' to the sea, by gaining land which had belonged to Germany?
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Q4.
Which of these statements is not true?
Britain and France took over governing Germany's colonies in Africa.
Britain and France were self-interested and did not always agree with self-determination.
People in northern Czechoslovakia wanted to be part of Germany.
Q5.
Why was it difficult to organise self-determination in Europe?
Empires such as the Austro-Hungarians were still too powerful to be broken up.
Most people in Europe did not want self-determination.