Was the Treaty of Versailles a 'Peace of Revenge'?

Was the Treaty of Versailles a 'Peace of Revenge'?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and how Germany was punished by the winning countries of the First World War. We will start to examine what kind of peace was actually made in 1919.

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7 Questions

Q1.
In which year did the First World War end?
1914
1915
1916
1917
Correct answer: 1918
1919
Q2.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Correct answer: An agreement of the punishments that Germany would face for starting the First World War.
An agreement that Germany would take full blame for starting the First World War.
An agreement to discuss what would happen to Germany following the First World War.
An agreement to stop fighting and for Germany to surrender.
Q3.
Which country wanted to punish Germany the most harshly?
Britain
Correct answer: France
USA
Q4.
Which country wanted to make sure that they had the strongest navy?
Correct answer: Britain
France
USA
Q5.
Other than Germany, which country had over a million soldiers die in the First World War?
Britain
Correct answer: France
USA
Q6.
Which country was the least worried about punishing Germany and really wanted long-lasting peace in Europe?
Britain
France
Correct answer: USA
Q7.
Which of these options did NOT feature in Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
French territory freed and Alsace-Lorraine returned to France.
Correct answer: Harsh punishment of Germany (make them pay compensation to the winning countries).
No secret treaties.
Reduction of armaments.
The formation of the League of Nations.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which countries were the main winning countries of the First World War, also known as the 'Big Three'?
Correct answer: Britain, France and the USA.
Italy, Britain and France.
Russia, France and Britain.
The USA, France and Russia.
Q2.
Which country wanted to punish Germany the most harshly?
Britain
Correct answer: France
Italy
USA
Q3.
Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, how many men was Germany allowed to have in her army?
Correct answer: 100,000
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
Correct answer: Reparations
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.
Correct answer: Germany was allowed to keep colonies in Africa.
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.
Correct answer: Keep peace through diplomacy (talking about problems instead of going to war).

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