Year 9
Why was it so difficult to decide what to do with Germany after the First World War?
Year 9
Why was it so difficult to decide what to do with Germany after the First World War?
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will explore why it was so difficult for the winners of the First World War to decide how to punish Germany. We will look at their different wartime experiences, their fears and how all of this affected their aims at the Paris Peace Conference.
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7 Questions
Q1.
In which year did the First World War end?
1914
1915
1916
1917
1919
Q2.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
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
USA
Q4.
Which country wanted to make sure that they had the strongest navy?
France
USA
Q5.
Other than Germany, which country had over a million soldiers die in the First World War?
Britain
USA
Q6.
Which country was the least worried about punishing Germany and really wanted long-lasting peace in Europe?
Britain
France
Q7.
Which of these options did NOT feature in Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
French territory freed and Alsace-Lorraine returned to France.
No secret treaties.
Reduction of armaments.
The formation of the League of Nations.