1. What was Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and how did it differ from the approach favored by Lloyd George and Clemenceau?

2. Why did the devastation of World War I influence how Britain and France approached the peace negotiations?

1. What were the major territorial and military requirements imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles?

2. How did the reparations requirement affect Germany's ability to recover economically after the war?

1. What economic crisis did Germany face in the early 1920s and how did the Weimar Republic respond?

2. How did economic hardship and political instability in the Weimar Republic create conditions for the rise of fascism?

1. What was the League of Nations and what were its main goals based on Wilson's vision?

2. Why did the League of Nations fail to achieve its objectives and what role did the United States play in this failure?

1. What new states emerged from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I?

2. How did economic crises and political instability in the new European states make them vulnerable to authoritarian movements?

3. What were the different political outcomes in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia during the interwar period?

1. What was the mandate system and which territories did Britain and France control after World War I?

2. How did the mandate system shift the balance of power in the Middle East and what strategic interests did Western European nations gain?

3. Why did many people in the mandated territories view the mandate system as a continuation of colonialism rather than a path to independence?