What is the treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was a treaty written by *** in 1919. This was to create peace in Europe. There were a number of things that happened because of it.

North Schleswig goes to Denmark
Eupen and Mamedy go to Belgium
Alsance Lorraine goes to France
Poland was give a corridor to the Baltic sea, cutting Germany in half
New Zealand was given Samoa, one of Germany's colonies, which they were forced to give up
Memel goes to Lithuania
Germany was forbidden from uniting with Austria
Saar coalfields given to France for fifteen years so they could improve their economy
Posen (rich farmland) was given to Poland
Selsia was given to Poland
Danzig became a free city run by the League of Nations
The new German government, called the Weimar republic, met in Weimar
Rhineland, strip of land between France and Germany, became demiltatarized.

Germany was forced to disarm and have no air force or significant army or navy.
There was also a war guilt clause that said that Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war, even though this wasn't necessarily true.

	Created by Georgia Naish almost 8 years ago

NCEA 1 History (Holocaust) Note on The Treaty of Versailles, created by Georgia Naish on 02/08/2016.