Map of German Territorial Changes Versailles Treaty, 1919. A dark line marks the border of Germany's territory before World War
1. A thin light line and dark shaded area marks Germany's territory after the Versailles Treaty. Germany, East Prussia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, France, and the Netherlands are labeled. Clockwise parts labeled are Ceded to Denmark, Ceded to Poland, Ceded to Czechoslovakia, Administered by the League of Nations until 1935, Returned to France, Returned to Belgium, Demilitarized Zone 1919 to 1936. Which of the following best explains the main motivation for removing territory from German control after World War I, as shown on the map?
New borders were drawn strictly to separate people according to their nationality.
Allied nations wanted to diminish Germany’s economic and military power.
Allied powers took land to compensate themselves for the damages of the war.
Buffer zones were put in place to protect Germany’s neighbors from future aggressions.
Allied nations wanted to diminish Germany’s economic and military power
Explanation:
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An excerpt from history.com: "The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization."
If you read this carefully it matches the answer I have provided.
Allied nations wanted to diminish Germany’s economic and military power.
Explanation:
The allied nations, some of which included the United States, France, and the Great Britain, who proved victorious after World War 1 implemented several punishments against the Germans and one of these was the loss of their acquired territories. Their main reason for doing this was to diminish Germany's economic and military power.
Rhineland was demilitarized, Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France, Denmark got back Northern Schleswig, amidst several other losses. Germany found these punishments humiliating and proceeded to plan for a second world war.
A curved line graph originating from point on the Y axis is shown with distance in miles on Y axis and time in hours on X axis evidences a changes in the speed of an object.
A straight line on the other hand typifies constant velocity.
Answer: The Whiskey Rebellion was caused by a whiskey tax imposed by Congress in 1791. In 1788, the federal government and the state governments were still obligated to pay off debts resulting from the American Revolution (1775–83).
