The Treaty of Versailles

Territory
1. Land was taken from Germany
  1. Parts were given back to France
    1. Alsace Lorraine
    2. The Saar: coal fields
  2. The Rhineland was demilitarised
2. Polish corridor
  1. Given back
Military
1. Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria
2. Germany's army reduced to 100,000 men
  1. Not allowed tanks
  2. Not allowed an airforce
    1. Only 6 naval ships
      1. No submarines
3. No conscription to join the army
Financial
1. The Germans were told that they had to write a blank cheque
  1. Had to pay £6.600 million
    1. They couldn't pay
      1. More taxes
        Poverty
War guilt
1. Germany was blamed for WWI
  1. No choice
2. France wanted to weaken Germany
  1. America sat on the fence
    1. Britain hated the Germans
DATES
1. World War One ends: 1918
2. Treaty of Versailles: 1919
League of Nations
1. Germany not allowed to join
  1. Supposedly, an alliance
Problems this caused
1. Germany payed reparations
2. January 1923: French and Belgian troops entered the Ruhr
  1. They took what was theirs as Germany couldn't pay reparations
  2. Government asked people to go on strike "Refuse to cooperate and stop working"
    1. Prices went up
    2. Government prints money to be able to pay workers on strike
      1. Money looses its value
        Middle class affected the most
        People lost business and savings
        High unemployment
        Gains for people in debt
      2. HYPERINFLATION
        RAPID ACCELERATION INFLATION (increased price in everyday items)
      3. The German government was considered weak

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