USA HISTORY

Beginning in January 1919, delegates from all of the allied countries met at the Paris peace conference to negotiate peace treaties between them and the central powers. The allied powers and Germany signed the treaty of Versailles. Portions of Germany’s prewar territory were taken away. Germany was disarmed and forced to accept an allied military occupation of the Rhineland. It was required to give up its colonial empire. Germany was forced to accept responsibility for the out break of the war. It was required to pay the cost of repairing the wartime damage, known as reparations. Which of the following statements is true about the treaty of Versailles?

(A) The treaty of Versailles was favorable to Germany

(B) The treaty of Versailles created the United Nations

(C) The treaty of Versailles punished Russia

(D) ** The treaty of Versailles punished Germany

Concept note-1: -On 18 January 1919, the Peace Conference opened in Paris, bringing together the victors of the First World War to prepare the peace treaties. From the very opening, new nations expressed their aspirations to autonomy and independence.

Concept note-2: -1) The Treaty of Versailles marked the end of the First World War. 2) The Treaty of Versailles helped Germany to prosper. Both the statements are true.

Concept note-3: -The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of World War I, codified peace terms between Germany and the victorious Allies.