Under the Versailles Treaty, Germany's army was limited to how many soldiers?

• A. 250,000
• B. 100,000
• C. 50,000
• D. 500,000

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how the Versailles Treaty controlled Germany’s postwar military power. After World War I, the Allies aimed to prevent a future German threat by imposing strict caps on its armed forces. The army, then called the Reichswehr, was limited to 100,000 soldiers, with conscription banned and most offensive weapons restricted or prohibited. This ceiling was meant to keep Germany defensively limited while still allowing some internal order to be maintained. That’s why 100,000 is the correct limit. Numbers like 250,000 or 500,000 would violate the treaty, and a figure like 50,000 would fall short of the actual cap set by the agreement.