HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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reparations for the war
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self-determination for Germany
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Germany’s sole guilt for the war
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the League of Nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -Russia had fought as one of the Allies until December 1917, when its new Bolshevik Government withdrew from the war. The Allied Powers refused to recognize the new Bolshevik Government and thus did not invite its representatives to the Peace Conference.
Detailed explanation-2: -The German army was restricted to 100, 000 men; the general staff was eliminated; the manufacture of armoured cars, tanks, submarines, airplanes, and poison gas was forbidden; and only a small number of specified factories could make weapons or munitions.
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: -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.