USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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When a nation reduces its armed forces and are not allowed to acquire weapons

(A) reparations

(B) ** demilitarization

(C) self-determination

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country’s military or specific type of weaponry.

Concept note-2: -Disarmament-The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons.

Concept note-3: -To demilitarize is to remove all armed forces from an area. When a country brings its troops home at the end of a war, they demilitarize the region. When a government removes its military forces, it demilitarizes the area those troops once occupied.

Concept note-4: -Demilitarization means, as defined by the Department of Defense (DOD) in the Defense Material Disposition Manual, DOD 4160.21-M, to be the act of destroying the military offensive or defensive advantages inherent in certain types of equipment or material.

Concept note-5: -As a simple example, demilitarizing a gun might entail breaking the stock and cutting the barrel so it never can be used again. A more complex example may include removing the explosive component using heat, or by mechanical means, and then destroying it by controlled detonation.