WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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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 plebiscite in Upper Silesia was held on March 20, 1921. 40.3 percent voted in favor of joining Poland, 59.4 percent voted to remain within Germany.
Detailed explanation-2: -Upper Silesia on March 20, 1921, an overall majority voted to remain with Germany. Therefore, Germany claimed that the whole area should remain German.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many country communes of Upper Silesia had given Polish majorities. Overall, however, the Germans won the vote by a measure of 59.4% to 40.6%.
Detailed explanation-4: -IGCSE HISTORY REVISION: UPPER SILESIA 1921. The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty and carried out on 20 March 1921 to determine ownership of the province of Upper Silesia between Weimar Germany and Poland.