How Did German Expectations at the End of World War

question 56

Multiple Choice

How did German expectations at the end of World War I differ from the realities of the Treaty of Versailles?

• A) Germans expected the blame to be placed on Austria, but it was instead placed on them.
• B) Germans expected the peace treaty to be based on the Fourteen Points, but it was instead a punitive treaty.
• C) Germans expected the United States to help the German economy rebuild, but the Treaty of Versailles forbade such assistance.
• D) Germans expected to remain a unified nation, but the treaty divided their land into two separate nations.

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