Question

What were the important terms and consequences of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Territorial loss faced by Germany
• How the provisions of the treaty impacted the life of the commoners of Germany
• Formation of the League of Nations

Solution:
Germany was forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Versailles post the First World War.

• Germany lost many of its territories because of the treaty.
• The Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary also lost their existence.
• The physical map of Europe underwent
• a massive change. There was an emergence of new countries in Europe.
• The treaty's provisions severely impacted the common people's lives.
• The German industrialists utilised the prevalent unemployment and economic decline for their own benefit.
• It also led to the growth of dictators like Hitler.
• The treaty also benefited the arms manufacturers of France, England, Germany, and the USA.
• In 1919, the League of Nations came to prevent future wars.