Lesson Y9-U04-L01

The Treaty of Versailles A 'Diktat' Quiz: KS3 History, Unit 17

20 questions

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Lesson Y9-U04-L01, The Treaty of Versailles A 'Diktat': 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 History (National Curriculum), Unit 17: Year 9: Rise of the Nazis, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. On what date was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

    • 01 January 1920
    • 04 August 1914
    • 11 November 1918
    • 28 June 1919

  2. What do the letters BRAT stand for in the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

    • Blockade, Rations, Alliances, Trenches
    • Battles, Refugees, Aircraft, Treaties
    • Blame, Reparations, Army, Territory
    • Bonds, Reserves, Ammunition, Taxes

  3. What did Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles force Germany to accept?

    • War guilt
    • Financial ruin
    • Military occupation
    • Total disarmament

  4. How much were reparations finally set at in 1921?

    • £6.6 thousand
    • £6.6 billion
    • £66 million
    • £660 billion

  5. How many men was the German army limited to by the treaty?

    • 1,000,000
    • 100,000
    • 10,000
    • 500,000

  6. Roughly what share of its land did Germany lose under the treaty?

    • About 90%
    • About 50%
    • About 1%
    • About 13%

  7. Which coalfield was run by the League of Nations for 15 years under the treaty?

    • The Ruhr coalfield
    • The Welsh coalfield
    • The Saar coalfield
    • The Silesian coalfield

  8. What does the German word 'diktat' mean in English?

    • Dictated peace
    • Temporary truce
    • Shared agreement
    • Fair compromise

  9. What term describes a peace treaty forced on a country without negotiation?

    • Armistice
    • Reparation
    • Mandate
    • Diktat

  10. What had many Germans expected the post-war peace to be based upon?

    • Berlin Conference
    • Fourteen Points
    • Brest-Litovsk
    • Vienna Settlement

  11. Which Allied country suffered about 1.4 million military deaths during the First World War?

    • Britain
    • France
    • USA
    • Italy

  12. Which harsh treaty had Germany itself forced upon Russia in 1918?

    • Versailles
    • Brest-Litovsk
    • Trianon
    • Compiègne

  13. Which military equipment was completely forbidden to Germany by the treaty?

    • Field artillery
    • Rifles
    • Air force
    • Battleships

  14. What had the British naval blockade caused inside Germany by 1919?

    • Hyperinflation
    • Total electricity blackout
    • Communist revolution
    • Near starvation

  15. What action did German politician Philipp Scheidemann take regarding the treaty?

    • Fled abroad
    • Resigned
    • Signed it
    • Started a war

  16. What did the German newspaper headline in Source A demand in response to the treaty?

    • Apology
    • Reform
    • Surrender
    • Vengeance

  17. Why are historical sources from politicians and newspapers limited when studying ordinary Germans?

    • Foreign bias
    • Written later
    • Government censorship
    • Elite perspectives

  18. Which argument did defenders of the Treaty of Versailles use to justify its severity?

    • Unpaid debts
    • German hypocrisy
    • Ongoing threats
    • Broken promises

  19. How did being forced to sign the treaty without discussion affect the German population?

    • Accepted defeat
    • Blamed the army
    • United in anger
    • Welcomed democracy

  20. Why was Article 231 placing sole blame on Germany considered unfair by critics?

    • Military limits
    • High financial cost
    • Loss of colonies
    • Shared responsibility

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