USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which answer below BEST describes how the Treaty of Versailles made the citizens of Germany feel?
A
The treaty was negotiated by the German people, so they were confident in the results.
B
The treaty caused Germans to suffer from reparations and loss of land. This made the people angry and resentful towards their government.
C
The treaty caused Germans to lose land but gain money from the United States. This made the people angry at their government, but more positive towards the United States.
D
The treaty caused Germany to lose all of its soldiers, all of its fleets, and all of its airplanes. Without anyone to defend the country, the people felt scared and overwhelmed.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -No one in Germany was happy with the settlement, and the Allies threatened Germans with military invasion to get them to sign the treaty. After four years of war and sacrifice, German citizens felt humiliated to accept blame for the war and territorial loss.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Versailles caused furious reactions in Germany. Germany had to pay huge sums of money to the countries it had fought in compensation for the damage. In addition, France, England, and the United States wanted to prevent Germany from becoming strong enough to start a new war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Versailles was a peace document signed between Imperial Germany and the Allied Powers on 28th June 1919. The treaty ended the state of war that had existed between Germany and the Allies from 1914 and brought World War I to an end.

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