Which were provisions of the Treaty of Versailles? Check all that apply.
Germany took responsibility for having started the war.
Germany had to pay reparations to other nations.
Germany had to limit the number of its ships.
Germany had to join the League of Nations.
Germany had to give up its armed forces.
Germany could not acquire new weapons or war mate
Germany had to give up its colonies.

Though representatives of nearly 30 nations attended, the peace terms essentially were written by the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and the United States, who along with Italy, formed the “Big Four” that dominated the proceedings. The defeated countries—Germany and allies Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria—weren’t invited to participate.

In the end the Allies agreed that they would punish Germany and attempt to weaken that nation so much that it wouldn’t pose a future threat. Germany’s representatives had no real choice but to accept the terms.

Treaty of Versailles

After a 15-year period, there was supposed to be a plebiscite and residents could choose whether to be German or French,” explains Karl Qualls, a professor of history at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. When the election finally was held in 1935, 90 percent of them voted to be part of Germany.

Article 51 took the territory of Alsace-Lorraine, which Germany had seized during the 1871 and gave it back to France.

Articles 42-44 and Article 180 forced the Germans to dismantle their fortifications along the Rhine river. Demilitarization of the Rhineland “was a big initiative of France,” says Qualls. “They were trying to prevent Germany from being an aggressive power again, and also weakening them by allowing for an invasion by France as well.”

Article 80 required Germany to respect the independence of Austria.

Explanation:

the effect of the ming leaders banning ships with more than two masts was that there was no further construction of ships masts, because there was a surplus. ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration

do you have a list of sources to choose from?