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The First World War and the Peace Settlement
Quick questions on Treaty of Versailles and its terms explained: N(A)-Level History
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What are reparations?Show answer
Because Germany was blamed for the war, it was ordered to pay reparations, huge sums of money to the Allies to repair the damage the war had caused. The amount was enormous and far beyond what Germany felt it could afford. The reparations damaged the German economy and were a constant reminder of defeat. Germans bitterly resented being made to pay so much, and argued the payments would punish ordinary people for years.
What is territory?Show answer
Germany also lost a great deal of territory. Land was taken away and given to neighbouring countries, and all of Germany's overseas colonies were handed to the Allies. Germany was also forbidden to join together with Austria. These losses cut Germany's size, population and resources, and meant that some German-speaking people now lived under the rule of other countries, which fed further resentment.
What are not linking to later events?Show answer
The best answers note that this bitterness later helped the Nazis rise, connecting the treaty to the causes of the Second World War.
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