Question

What were the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles? Check all that apply.

Germany was allowed to keep the territory of Alsace-Lorraine.
Germany had to take responsibility for starting the war.
The size of the German military was limited.
Wilson’s fourteen points were adopted.
Germany had to pay $33 billion in reparations.

Answer 1

Select these as true:
- Germany had to take responsibility for starting the war. (The Treaty’s Article 231 — the “war guilt” clause.)
- The size of the German military was limited. (Army capped, no conscription, restrictions on navy/air force, Rhineland demilitarized.)
- Germany had to pay $33 billion in reparations. (The Treaty required reparations; a Reparations Commission later fixed the sum at roughly 132 billion gold marks — about $33 billion.)

Do not select:
- Germany was allowed to keep Alsace‑Lorraine. (False — Alsace‑Lorraine was returned to France.)
- Wilson’s Fourteen Points were adopted. (False — the Fourteen Points were not fully adopted; only some ideas—most notably the League of Nations—were incorporated.)