J14P11 Qn 5(c) Examiner Report

(c) The focus of this question was upon Germany’s reaction to the Treaty of Versailles. Some candidates developed well-argued answers, explaining, for example, that German horror at the military terms of the Treaty was justified because these terms left them vulnerable to attack, and that German outrage was not justified given the terms the Germans imposed upon Russia in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. However, some responses stated that Germany was horrified at the Treaty’s terms and then simply listed the terms. Many candidates demonstrated detailed knowledge of the terms of the Treaty, but needed to develop this knowledge to construct explanations that focused upon Germany’s reaction to the Treaty being justified or unjustified.