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Effects of WWI
2026, Third Trimester
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Wilson's plan for peace called? | The 14 Points |
| What were the two goals of Wilson's plan for peace? | Peace without blame and to make WWI the war to end all wars |
| What MANIA cause did Wilson believe was most to blame for WWI? | nationalism |
| How did Wilson's plan deal with the issue of militarization as a cause of war? | called for general demilitarization/reduction of arms in all countries |
| What did Wilson's Plan want for the colonies of Europe? | independence |
| List 2 specific provisions of the Treaty that applied to Germany | 100,000 army, war guilt clause, reparations, no air force, no subs, 6 battleships |
| What happened to Germany's colonies | largely turned over to Britain and France |
| What happened to the Alsance Lorriane? | returned to France |
| What happened to Russian territory Germany had won when Russia exited the war? | made into independent countries (Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, etc.) |
| What happened to the Rhineland (border between Germany, France, and Belgium)? | demilitarized |
| List 3 countries that were not originally a part of the League of Nations | US, Germany, Soviet Union/Russia |
| Why was it difficult for the League to enforce peace or end conflicts? | no army, power of veto, Assembly only met once a year, decisions had to be unanimous |
| What did Japan and Italy do when the League tried to punish their aggression? | left the League |
| Why did the US not join the League of Nations? | Senate blocked the President from joining |
| What countries did Italy and Japan attack? | Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and China |
| What happened to the German economy when they printed money to pay reparations? | hyperinflation |
| What was the devastating agricultural drought in the US called? | the Dust Bowl |
| What is an import tax called? | tariff |
| What do tariffs cause? | inflation/rising prices |
| List 2 reasons for the collapse of the US banking system. | bad loans to buy stock, Britain and France could not pay back war loans |
| Which 2 countries of the Allied forces suffered the most casualties? | France and Russia |
| List 2 reasons the Allied forces blamed Germany for WWI | invasion of neutral Belgium, attack on Russia and France, blank cheque of support to Germany |
| How did Britain force Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles? | refused to end the Hunger Blockade until it was signed |
| List 3 entirely new countries created after WWI | Latvia Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Finland |
| What was the name of the German government that actually signed the Treaty of Versailles? | the Weimar Republic |
| Who were the Big Three (countries) that negotiated the Treaty of Versailles | Britain, US, France |
| With whom could Germany never ally again, according to the Treaty? | Austria |
| What was the maximum number of soldiers Germany could have? | 100,000 |
| What 2 major resources did Germany lose in giving up territory to France? | Coal and Iron |
| What does the acronym LAMB stand for to remember the big issues in the Treaty of Versialles? | land, army, money, blame |