History & Civics
Answer
In order to prevent future aggression Germany's military strength was crippled through Treaty of Versailles in the following ways:
- The German army was restricted to a force of 1,00,000 soldiers, the Navy was limited to 15,000 men and 36 ships and the Air Force was totally banned.
- No submarines were to be allowed.
- Germany was neither to make nor to purchase from outside tanks and armoured cars.
Related Questions
With reference to the causes of the First World War, explain the following :
(a) Armament race
(b) militant nationalism
Why Russia quits the war?
The Peace Terms of which Treaty is being referred to in the cartoon given below? Who had to swallow the bitter pills and why?
In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
Assertion (A) : The Sarajevo crisis was the immediate cause of the First World War.
Reason (R) : Austria blamed Serbia for murder of Prince Francis Ferdinand and declared war on Serbia.