USA HISTORY

Josue recently found an old newspaper whose main headline read, “The Treaty of Versailles has Been Signed.” This paper is from what time period.

(A) ** The End of World War I, because the Treaty of Versailles ended WW I.

(B) The 1920’s, because this treaty allowed businesses to sell goods in other countries. This led to the Roaring Twenties.

(C) The beginning of World War I, because this was the official declaration of war against Germany.

(D) During the stock market crash of 1929, because this treaty caused the crash to end.

Concept note-1: -Introduction. The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nations on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War One. The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies.

Concept note-2: -The Treaty of Versailles led to World War II because its terms punished Germany harshly. The economy collapsed, the government lost power, the military was weak, and the Germans were angry. Because of these factors, Germans became loyal to Hitler and there was the perfect storm in Germany which caused World war II and.

Concept note-3: -It was signed in the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which led to the war. The other Central Powers on the German side signed separate treaties. The United States never ratified the Versailles treaty and made a separate peace treaty with Germany.

Concept note-4: -The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.