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  1. Q1. Which specific article of the Treaty of Versailles contained the 'War Guilt Clause,' forcing Germany to accept total responsibility for the war?
  2. Q2. Who were the primary representatives known as the 'Big Three' during the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles?
  3. Q3. The Treaty of Versailles mandated the return of which coal-rich territories to France, which had been lost in 1871?
  4. Q4. What was the specified limit placed on the size of the German Army (Reichswehr) by the treaty?
  5. Q5. Which international peacekeeping organization was established as a direct result of Woodrow Wilson’s 'Fourteen Points' within the treaty?
  6. Q6. The 'Polish Corridor' was created by the treaty to provide Poland with access to the sea, effectively cutting off which region from the rest of Germany?
  7. Q7. Under the terms of the treaty, the Rhineland was designated as a:
  8. Q8. What was the primary goal of French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau during the treaty negotiations?
  9. Q9. In 1921, the final total for German reparations was set at approximately what amount?
  10. Q10. The treaty prohibited 'Anschluss,' which refers to the political union of Germany with which other nation?
  11. Q11. Which naval restriction was imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?
  12. Q12. The Saar Basin, a highly industrial region, was placed under the administration of the League of Nations for 15 years. What was to happen after that period?
  13. Q13. How did the German public generally perceive the Treaty of Versailles?
  14. Q14. Which of the following was a new nation created from former German and Russian territories by the Paris Peace Conference?
  15. Q15. What happened to Germany's overseas colonies under the terms of the treaty?
  16. Q16. Which of Wilson's 'Fourteen Points' was the only one fully incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles?
  17. Q17. The German delegation at Versailles was led by which Foreign Minister, who initially refused to sign the treaty?
  18. Q18. Why did the United States Senate ultimately reject the Treaty of Versailles?
  19. Q19. What was the status of the 'Kiel Canal' after the Treaty of Versailles?
  20. Q20. Historians often point to the Treaty of Versailles as a cause of World War II because it: