End of First World War (25m killed) - Versailles Conference
- 1. Which country lost the most military personnel during the First World War?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Russia
D) Britain
- 2. What was the name of the organization established by the Treaty of Versailles to maintain peace?
A) NATO
B) United Nations
C) League of Nations
D) European Union
- 3. Who was the French Premier at the time of the Versailles Conference?
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) David Lloyd George
C) Georges Clemenceau
D) Vittorio Orlando
- 4. What is the name of the clause in the Treaty of Versailles that placed full blame for the war on Germany?
A) Peace Responsibility Article
B) Conflict Burden Clause
C) War Guilt Clause
D) Battle Accountability Covenant
- 5. What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
A) Establish colonies in Africa
B) Dominate global politics
C) Promote international cooperation and prevent war
D) Disarm all nations
- 6. What was the key reason for the United States to become involved in the First World War?
A) French alliance
B) Desire for territorial expansion
C) Economic interests
D) German submarine warfare
- 7. Which country faced severe economic repercussions as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
A) France
B) Britain
C) Germany
D) Italy
- 8. Who was the President of the United States during the Versailles Conference?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Herbert Hoover
D) Woodrow Wilson
- 9. Which country did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
A) Germany
B) Britain
C) United States
D) France
- 10. Which nation emerged as a new independent state following the Treaty of Versailles?
A) Poland
B) Austria-Hungary
C) Soviet Union
D) Ottoman Empire
- 11. When did the First World War end?
A) 1918
B) 1920
C) 1919
D) 1917
- 12. What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do?
A) Receive reparations
B) Ignore reparations
C) Pay reparations
D) Demand reparations
- 13. Which German territory was demilitarized under the Versailles Treaty?
A) Rhineland
B) Bavaria
C) Prussia
D) Saxony
- 14. What major empire collapsed following the end of World War I?
A) Byzantine Empire
B) Russian Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Roman Empire
- 15. What was the nickname given to the treaty terms by the German public and politicians?
A) Freude
B) Diktat
C) Weltschmerz
D) Gemutlichkeit
- 16. Who famously disagreed with the treaty terms as presented at the Versailles Conference?
A) Immanuel Kant
B) Karl Marx
C) Friedrich Nietzsche
D) John Maynard Keynes
- 17. Who led the British delegation at the Versailles Conference?
A) Neville Chamberlain
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) Winston Churchill
D) David Lloyd George
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