[ 345 ] Geography and the World GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Use the maps and the information below to answer the following two questions. The maps above show the political borders of European nations before the start of World War I (the map on the left) and after the war concluded (the map on the right). At the end of World War I, Germany was required to sign the Treaty of Versailles, which required Germany to accept responsibility for causing the war. The treaty also required Germany to pay the victor nations over 6 million pounds in reparations and to cede some of its land, including its valuable coal mines on the German-French border. In addition, Germany had to give up all of her colonies, which had provided her with a steady source of income. Finally, strict limitations were placed on the size and weaponry of the German military, and the country was forbidden from entering into an alliance with neighboring Austria. Which country increased in size at the conclusion of World War I? a. Austria-Hungary b. Norway c. Rumania (Romania) d. Ireland