German reactions to the Treaty of Versailles 1919

The overall reaction of Germans was horror and outrage. They certainly (11) (not believe) they (12) (start) the war. They (13) (not even think) they (14) (lose) the war. In 1919 many Germans (15) (not really understand) how bad Germany's military situation (16) (be) at the end of the war in 1918. They believed that the German government (17) (simply agree) to a ceasefire, and that therefore Germany should have been at the Paris Peace Conference to negotiate peace. They were angry that their government was not represented at the talks and that the Allies (18) (force) them to accept a harsh treaty without any choice or even a comment. At first, the new government (19) (refuse) to sign the treaty and at one point it (20) (look) as though war might break out again. However, Ebert, the new German leader, was in an impossible position. Reluctantly, he (21) (agree) to accept the terms of the treaty and it (22) (sign) on 28 June 1919.

Ex. 2 Select the verb forms for past and past habits:

In the 1950s, women (wash) dishes in the kitchen sink. A woman (wash) the dishes immediately after everyone finished a meal. Her husband (rarelyРwash) dishes because it was not considered to be his job. A wife (oftenРdo) the dishes by hand. She (do) the dishes three times a day. I remember that my mother (have) a special towel just for dishes not for hands. She (get) angry if we dried our hands with it. She (be) a very strict mother. Did your mother (have) the same rule? She would use a separate towel for dishes, (use) she? My grandmother (do) the dishes for thirty years. Then she bought a dishwasher. Last year, she (use) a dishwasher for the first time and will never go back to hand-washing the dishes!

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