core knowledge history

• When was the armistice to end WW1 signed?

  11 November 1918
• What was the purpose of the meeting in Paris in 1919?

  To decide on peace treaties
• When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

  June 1919
• What did Clemenceau want from the Treaty of Versailles?

  Revenge, reparations, and security
• What was Lloyd George's main goal regarding Germany?

  To increase Britain's empire and navy
• What did Wilson advocate for in his Fourteen Points Speech?

  National self-determination and a League of Nations
• How did Germany refer to the Treaty of Versailles?

  Diktat
• What was Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles about?

  Germany accepting blame for the war
• What was the limit on the size of the German army?

  100,000 men
• What reparations did Germany have to pay according to Article 232?

  £6.6 billion
• What percentage of its land did Germany lose?

  10%
• What was the status of the Rhineland after the Treaty?

  Demilitarized to serve as a buffer zone
• Initially was Germany allowed to join the League of Nations?

  No
• What was forbidden regarding Germany and Austria?

  Union (Anschluss)
• What were the Spartakist Uprising and Kapp Putsch?

  Rebellions against the Weimar government
• How did British public opinion view the Treaty of Versailles?

  Most felt it was fair
• What did Lloyd George think about reparations?

  They were too harsh and problematic
• What did France gain from the Treaty of Versailles?

  Control of the Saar coalfields for 15 years
• How did some French people feel about the treaty?

  It was not harsh enough on Germany
• What was the USA's stance on the Treaty of Versailles?

  It considered it too harsh
• What were the politicians in Germany who signed the Treaty called?

  November Criminals
• How did Germany feel about the loss of its army?

  It felt humiliated and vulnerable
• What did historians debate about the Treaty of Versailles?

  How fair it was to Germany
• How many Germans were forced to live outside Germany?

  Around six million
• What did Lloyd George predict about future wars?

  It would lead to another war in 25 years
• Why was it seen as unfair for Germany to accept full responsibility for the war?

  Germany was not alone in causing it
• What did Germany believe about the Treaty being a diktat?

  They had no say in its terms
• What was the impact of reparations on the German population?

  Many lived in poverty and hardship
• What was normal for the losers of wars regarding treaty terms?

  To agree to harsh terms
• What treaty did Germany force Russia to sign on March 3rd 1918?

  Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
• What did Austria lose under the Treaty of St Germain?

  Land and army limitations
• What was the limit on the Austrian army according to the Treaty of St Germain?

  30,000 men
• What did Bulgaria lose under the Treaty of Neuilly?

  Land and army limitations
• What was the limit on the Bulgarian army according to the Treaty of Neuilly?

  20,000 men
• What did Hungary lose under the Treaty of Trianon?

  Land and economic collapse
• What was the limit on the Hungarian army according to the Treaty of Trianon?

  30,000 men
• What did Turkey lose under the Treaty of Sevres?

  Land and army limitations
• What was the limit on the Turkish army according to the Treaty of Sevres?

  50,000 men
• What was the Turkish response to the Treaty of Sevres?

  They overthrew their government
• What did the new Treaty of Lausanne achieve for Turkey?

  Recovered some land and cancelled reparations