To Avoid the "Mistakes" of the Treaty of Versailles, the Occupying

question 23

Multiple Choice

To avoid the "mistakes" of the Treaty of Versailles, the occupying powers in Germany after World War II decided to

• A) attach higher reparations to Germany's post-war obligations.
• B) give the city of Berlin to France as compensation.
• C) disarm Germany and prevent them from legally having armed forces.
• D) restore the German Kaiser to power.
• E) rebuild Germany and thus restore confidence in the political system.

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Definitions:

Means to End

A method or action carried out for the purpose of achieving a specific goal or outcome.

Deontological

Pertaining to an ethical theory that suggests the morality of an action should be based on whether the action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules, rather than based on the consequences of the action.

Utilitarian

Pertaining to the ethical theory that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, generally defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.

Amoral

Lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.