HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Versailles granted Poland a narrow strip of land in former West Prussia that connected it to the Baltic Sea, although this did not include Gdańsk, which remained a Free City despite its clear gravitation towards Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty forced Germany to surrender colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific; cede territory to other nations like France and Poland; reduce the size of its military; pay war reparations to the Allied countries; and accept guilt for the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Belgium would also be granted its independence, and new nation states would be born from the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, namely Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland, Hungary, and Turkey.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -New European borders, the League of Nations and Germany reparations. Taken as a whole, the treaties concluded after World War I redrew the borders of Europe, carving up the former Austro-Hungarian Empire into states like Yugoslavia, Poland and Czechoslovakia.