Study Guide Questions 1. What provision of the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I caused much resentment by the German people toward the Allies for years to come? 2. A. What was the League of Nations? B. What defense provision did it have? 3. What provision of the Treaty of Versailles dealt with the German navy? 4. A. What were the five major naval powers invited to the naval disarmament talks in Washington in 1921? B. What did the 5:5:3 ratio in the proposed disarmament treaty refer to? 5. Why did the United States not embark on any large warship building programs in the 1920s? 6. How did the worldwide economic problems of the 1920s allow the dictatorships to arise in Europe?