Category: The Big Four
This French leader pushed for the harshest penalties against Germany.
Who was Georges Clemenceau?
This clause forced Germany to take full responsibility for the war.
What was the War Guilt Clause (Article 231)?
This country was blamed for WWI and suffered the most severe punishments
What was Germany?
This new nation was formed from parts of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia.
What was Poland?
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in this year.
What was 1919?
This country’s economy boomed due to mass production, consumer credit, and stock market speculation.
What is the United States?
This country faced severe hyperinflation in the early 1920s, causing economic chaos.
What is Germany?
This U.S. President proposed the Fourteen Points and advocated for the League of Nations.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
The Treaty limited Germany’s army to this number of troops.
What was 100,000?
This former empire was dismantled, leading to the creation of new nations in Eastern Europe.
What was Austria-Hungary?
This Central European nation was created and included multiple ethnic groups, including Germans and Hungarians.
What was Czechoslovakia?
The severe economic conditions in Germany due to reparations led to this crisis in the early 1920s.
What was hyperinflation?
Women in this country gained partial voting rights in 1918 and full suffrage in 1928, amid ongoing labor unrest.
What is the United Kingdom?
This authoritarian political ideology rose in several countries after WWI, emphasizing nationalism, dictatorship, and suppression of opposition.
What is fascism?
This British Prime Minister wanted a balance between punishing Germany and maintaining trade.
Who was David Lloyd George?
Germany had to pay this massive amount in reparations (in gold marks).
What was 132 billion gold marks?
This empire was partitioned under the Treaty of Sèvres, fueling nationalist uprisings.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
Alsace-Lorraine was returned to this country.
What was France?
Many historians argue that the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to this global conflict.
What was World War II?
This country became a cultural hub in the 1920s, attracting artists and intellectuals to its capital.
What is France?
This Central European country was formed after WWI and included both Czech and Slovak populations.
What is Czechoslovakia?
This Italian leader felt betrayed after not receiving all promised territories.
Who was Vittorio Orlando?
This international organization was created to promote peace, but the U.S. refused to join.
What was the League of Nations?
This new country celebrated its independence but quickly faced border disputes with Germany and Russia.
What was Poland?
This former Austrian territory became independent but faced economic struggles as a landlocked country.
What was Austria?
Many Germans referred to the Treaty of Versailles as this, believing it was unfairly imposed on them without negotiation.
What was a "Diktat"?
Ethnic tensions among Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes made national unity difficult in this newly formed country.
What is Yugoslavia?
France recovered slowly from WWI but benefited from these financial payments from Germany.
What are reparations?
These two nations had conflicting interests in the Treaty—one sought harsh punishment, while the other sought stability and trade.
What were France and Britain?
The Rhineland was required to remain this way to prevent future German aggression.
What was demilitarized?
This Asian country gained German territories in the Pacific but faced rejection of its racial equality proposal.
What was Japan?
This country emerged from Ottoman lands but resisted foreign control in the Turkish War of Independence.
What was Turkey?
The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles mainly due to opposition to this organization.
What was the League of Nations?
In this Eastern European nation, uniting diverse languages, religions, and traditions proved difficult after gaining independence in 1918.
What is Poland?
This nation emerged from the Russian Revolution, became a one-party communist state, and began rapid industrialization under Stalin by the end of the 1920s.
What is the Soviet Union (USSR)?