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Unit 2A: Germany 1918-1939 treaty of
versallies
- The Treaty Versailles
- Germany lost over 13% of her pre- war territory which contained around 6 million of her people
- Territorial
- Alsace- Lorraine given to France.
- West Prussia and Posen (the Polish Corridor) given to Poland
- Eupen and Malmedy given to Belgian
- Northern Schleswig to Denmark
- Part of Upper Silesia to Poland
- Danzig to be a free country under the control of the League of Nations
- Memel to be administered by the League but was seized by Lithuania
- Germany lost all of her overseas colonies- these were to be administered by the allies as League 'mandates'
- Germany lost all of her overseas colonies- these were to be administered by the allies as League 'mandates'
- Memel to be administered by the League but was seized by Lithuania
- Danzig to be a free country under the control of the League of Nations
- Part of Upper Silesia to Poland
- Northern Schleswig to Denmark
- Eupen and Malmedy given to Belgian
- West Prussia and Posen (the Polish Corridor) given to Poland
- Alsace- Lorraine given to France.
- Military
- French desire for security meant that German armaments had to be drastically reduced
- No air force
- Army limited to 100,000 (with no conscription)- no armoured vehicles were allowed
- The Navy was limited to 15,00 sailors, 6 battleships and no submarines
- The rhineland was to be occupied by Allied troops for 15 years and no German troops were allowed in that area
- The rhineland was to be occupied by Allied troops for 15 years and no German troops were allowed in that area
- The Navy was limited to 15,00 sailors, 6 battleships and no submarines
- Army limited to 100,000 (with no conscription)- no armoured vehicles were allowed
- No air force
- A great power like Germany this represented abject humiliation. If the other countries were serious in their desire for world peace, then they would have reduced their military capabilities
- French desire for security meant that German armaments had to be drastically reduced
- Political
- Article 231 stated that the responsibility of the war lay solely with Germany and her allies. This is the 'War guilt clause'
- The Treaty set up the League of Nations- Germany was not allowed to join.
- Union (Anschluss) with Austria was banned
- Union (Anschluss) with Austria was banned
- Article 231 caused outrage in Germany- they felt that the war had been one of self-defence
- The Treaty set up the League of Nations- Germany was not allowed to join.
- Article 231 stated that the responsibility of the war lay solely with Germany and her allies. This is the 'War guilt clause'
- Economic
- Germany was responsible for the war as stated by the war guilt clause the allies could claim REPARATIONS (compensation for the damage that the war caused
- In 1921 a commission set the figure at £6600 million
- Germany also lost much of her rolling stock and her merchant navy
- Germany also lost much of her rolling stock and her merchant navy
- In 1921 a commission set the figure at £6600 million
- REPARATIONS bill caused outrage in Germany.
- Been handed a huge bill at the time their ability to pay had been seriously restricted.
- The Treaty took away 10% of German industry
- 15% of her agricultural land, 16% of her coal industry and 48% of her iron industry
- The Treaty took away 10% of German industry
- Been handed a huge bill at the time their ability to pay had been seriously restricted.
- Germany was responsible for the war as stated by the war guilt clause the allies could claim REPARATIONS (compensation for the damage that the war caused
- The peace negotiations started in Paris January 1919 and culminated with the signing of the treaty of Versallies on 28th June 1919
- Germany lost over 13% of her pre- war territory which contained around 6 million of her people
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