history versailles settlement

Franco-Prussian War

Name the conflict fought in 1870 between France and Germany.

1917

In what year did the Russian Revolution take place?

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Name the treaty that was signed in March 1918 between Germany and Soviet Russia, ending Russian involvement in the First World War.

One-third

At the treaty signed in March 1918 between Germany and Soviet Russia, ending Russian involvement in the First World War, what percentage of Russia's population and agricultural land was ceded to Germany?

11 November 1918

On what date was the Armistice signed that signalled the end of WWI?

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Name the German leader that abdication prior to signing of the Armistice.

25%

What percentage of French men aged 18-27 were killed in WWI?

Big Three

What phrase is used to describe the leaders of France, Great Britain and the USA during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

Georges Clemenceau

Who was the leader of France during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

Revenge & security & reparations

What three words best describe the French motivations at Versailles?

£28 billion

How much reparations did the French leader hope Germany would pay after Versailles?

Rhineland

What German territory did the French leader intend to become an independent state after Versailles to provide France with greater security?

Woodrow Wilson

Who was the leader of the USA during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

Fourteen Points

What did the USA leader publish in January 1918 to outline his plans for future world peace?

Self-determination

What two-word phrase is used to the describe the legal right of people to decide their own destiny in the international order?

League of Nations

What international organization did the American leader hope to create after Versailles?

David Lloyd George

Who was the leader of Great Britain during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

Empire & trade & communism

What three words best describe the British motivations at Versailles?

28 June 1919

On what date was the Versailles Settlement signed?

10%

What percentage of its population did Germany lose at the Versailles Conference?

13%

What percentage of its European land did Germany lose at the Versailles Conference?

Alsace-Lorraine

Which territory was returned to France at the Versailles Settlement having been taken from it following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871?

Saar

Which territory was given to the League of Nations for 15 years with its coalfields ceded to France?

Danzig

Which German city was placed under the control of the League of Nations as a 'free city'?

Poland

Which country received West Prussia, Posen and parts of Upper Silesia following the Versailles Settlement? Collectively, these were referred to as a 'corridor'.

Mandate

What word is used to describe the process of the League of Nations taking control of Germany's former colonies (e.g. the Cameroons) and allowing Great Britain, France and Japan to govern them on the League's behalf?

War guilt

What did Article 231 of the Versailles Settlement refer to?

£6,600 million

What was the value of the reparations imposed on Germany at the Versailles Settlement?

Rhineland

Which region of Germany was to be demilitarised following the Versailles Settlement?

15

For how many years was there to be an Allied military occupation of this territory?

Anschluss

Germany and Austria were not allowed to unite following the Versailles Settlement. What was the union called?

100,000

The German army was limited following the Versailles Settlement. The size of the army was limited to what number?

36

The German navy was limited following the Versailles Settlement. How many ships in total was Germany allowed?

6

The German navy was limited following the Versailles Settlement. How many battleships was Germany restricted to?

15,000

The German navy was limited following the Versailles Settlement. How many naval officers was Germany allowed?

Conscription

Compulsory military service was banned following the Versailles Settlement. What was this called?

Diktat

What German word is used to describe an 'imposed' peace treaty such as the Versailles Settlement?

2%

What percentage of Germany's annual production did the reparations equate to?

War Guilt Clause

What was Article 231 of the Versailles Settlement?