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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an era of peace and international good will in Germany
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a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong
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an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its power and prestige
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a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles was hated by Germans. Rathenau, the foreign minister, was assassinated in 1922 for signing the treaty. The Armistice had not led to a fair settlement. The Weimar politicians who signed it were called November Criminals because people felt they had betrayed Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Germans thought that the treaty was a “diktat” or a dictated peace. They felt it was unfair as they weren’t invited to negotiate at the Paris Peace Conference. They felt horror and outrage at the fact that they were coerced to accept sole responsibility for the outbreak of the First World War.
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.