HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Accept full blame for war
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Pay half of the war damages
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Cut the German Air Force in half
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Keep German military out of the Rhineland
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No alliance with Austria
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Detailed explanation-1: -Triple Alliance, secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in May 1882 and renewed periodically until World War I. Germany and Austria-Hungary had been closely allied since 1879.
Detailed explanation-2: -As neighbours, Germany and Austria maintain especially close political relations based on mutual trust. Because of the many similar political, economic and social challenges Germany and Austria face, interest in developments in the partner country is particularly keen.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Versailles outlined the conditions of peace between Germany and the victorious Allies, led by the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Other Central Powers (significantly, Austria-Hungary) signed different treaties with the Allies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.