The limits of Self-Determination

History

A country that is ruled over by another more powerful country.

An ethic group which rules itself, rather than being ruled over by another country.

Someone who is really sure that they are going to achieve something.

Which country out of the 'Big Three' believed the most in self-determination?

Which country was given a 'corridor' to the sea, by gaining land which had belonged to Germany?

Britain and France took over governing Germany's colonies in Africa.

Britain and France were self-interested and did not always agree with self-determination.

India was given self-determination at the end of the First World War.

People in northern Czechoslovakia wanted to be part of Germany.

Empires such as the Austro-Hungarians were still too powerful to be broken up.

Most people in Europe did not want self-determination.

There were people of lots of different ethnicities all over Europe and it was impossible to separate them all out to be governed by themselves.

Why was it difficult to organise self-determination in Europe?

Which countries were the main winning countries of the First World War, also known as the 'Big Three'?

Which country wanted to punish Germany the most harshly?

Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, how many men was Germany allowed to have in her army?

What was the name of the payments that Germany had to make as punishment for the First World War?

Germany had to accept full guilt for the war.

Germany had to return Alsace-Lorraine to France.

Germany was allowed to keep colonies in Africa.

Which of the statements below was NOT a term of the Treaty of Versailles?

Create more tension between the countries so no-one would ally with Germany.

Keep peace through diplomacy (talking about problems instead of going to war).

What did the League of Nations aim to do?