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12 Cards in this Set
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WHO WERE THE BIG FOUR? |
David Lloyd George of Great Britain Georges Clemenceau of France Woodrow Wilson of the United States Vittorio Orlando of Italy |
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WHAT DID FRANCE WANT FROM THE TREATY? |
Assurance that Germany could not invade France again. Reparations. Security. Revenge. Alsace-Lorraine to return to France. |
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WHAT DID GREAT BRITAIN WANT FROM THE TREATY? |
In public he said he wanted to punish Germans. Realised Britain needed Germany to recover because it was an important trading partner. |
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WHAT DID THE UNITED STATES WANT FROM THE TREATY? |
Wilson wanted the treaty to be based of his Fourteen points. He wanted Germany to be punished but not severely. He didn't want Germany to feel resentful. |
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WHAT DID ITALY WANT FROM THE TREATY? |
Orlando wanted land from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Reparations. |
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WHEN WAS THE ARMISTICE SIGNED? |
11th of November, 1918. |
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WHY DID THE GERMANS THINK THAT THE TREATY WOULD NOT BE A HARSH ONE? |
The Kaiser had gone: Germany had a new democratic government The new republic needed support President Wilson believed in a fair treaty\ Germany was not to blame for the war |
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WHAT ARTICLE OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES BLAMED GERMANY FOR THE WAR? |
Article 231 |
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WHAT MILITARY RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT ON GERMANY? |
Airforce to be disbanded Army limited to 100 000 soldiers Navy limited to 15000 sailors, 6 battleships and no submarines |
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HOW MUCH DID GERMANY OWE THE ALLIES IN REPARATIONS? |
6600 million pounds |
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WHAT TERRITORIAL LOSSES DID THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES CAUSE GERMANY? |
Germany lost 13% of its land, which contained about 6 million of its people Alsace-Lorraine returned to France West Prussia and Posen were lost to Poland |
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WHEN WAS THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES SIGNED? |
28th of June 1919 |
