USA HISTORY

Which of the following was not one of the punishments given to Germany at the end of Worls War I in the Treaty of Versailles?

(A) Germany had to give up one million square miles of land, some of which had been seized by Germany prior to WWI

(B) Germany had to pay reparations to other countries for the damages they had suffered as a result of the war.

(C) Germany was forced to limit its military and stop production of nearly all war materials.

(D) ** Germany was forced to change its currency.

Concept note-1: -The Rhineland was occupied and demilitarized, and German colonies were taken over by the new League of Nations. The German army was diminished to 100, 000 men and the country was forbidden to draft soldiers. Its weapons were largely confiscated, and its navy stripped of large vessels.

Concept note-2: -The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties on the Germans, including loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization.

Concept note-3: -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.