Level 2 Versailles

What is a primary source?

• A source that is written by anyone with a degree in the subject

• A source written by anyone under the age of 12

• A source that was written at the time of the subject

• Any source written in an officially published book

What is a secondary source?

• A source written by a student a secondary school

• A source written after the event, with the grace of hindsight

• A source written by someone who doesn't have a degree

• A source that is only available on the internet

The Treaty of Versailles...

• Gave Germany a lot of new land after the war

• Imposed harsh penalties on Germany

• Made France and Germany one country

• was something Germany had a say in deciding

The worldwide number of deaths (military and civilian) from WW1 is roughly....

• 40 thousand

• 400 thousand

• 4 million

• 40 million

When does WW1 "officially" end

• November 11th, 1918

• September 1st, 1945

• 17th December, 1987

• October 3rd, 1933

The Treaty of Versailles meant that...

• Germany had to take all the blame for WW1

• Germany could no longer have an airforce

• Germany had to pay 132 billion

  Gold Marks for their role in the war

• All of the above

Why did the war end?

• Each side decided that enough people had died and that this loss of life was too much, so they ended amicably and with peaceful intention

• Germany had essentially starved and bankrupted itself (as had many other countries involved)

• America dropped an Atom Bomb

• It didn't end, we're still fighting the Germany in the trenches

Which country wanted to punish Germany even more?

• Britain

• America

• France

• Germany