Treaty of Versailles

ToV = Treaty of Versailles, LoN = League of Nations

Articles 1-26

LoN covenant established, Germany not allowed to join

Article 42

Demilitarization of the Rhineland, German army not allowed to go there. Allies would keep an army of occupation there for 15 years

How many years would the Allies have an army occupying the Rhineland?

15 years

Article 45

The Saar would be given to France for 15 years

What was the Saar known for?

Rich coalfields

How many years would France have the Saar?

15 years

Article 51

Alsace-Lorraine returned to France

Article 80

Germany forbidden to unite with Austria (Anschluss forbidden)

Article 87

Lands in eastern Germany, Posen, and the Polish Corridor were given to Poland

What parts of Posen were given to Poland?

Rich farmlands

What was the Polish Corridor between?

Germany and East Prussia

Article 100

Danzig was made a Free City under LoN control

Article 119

All Germany’s colonies were taken and given as “mandates” to France and Britain

Article 160

German army was restricted to 100,000 men

Article 181

German navy restricted to 6 battleships and no submarines

Article 198

Germany not allowed to have an air force

What happened with Articles 160, 181, and 198 in 1927?

The military inspectorate overseeing the military clauses was with drawn.

Article 231

War Guilt Clause

What did the Germans refer to the War Guilt Clause as?

Kriegsschuldklausel

What did Germans refer to the ToV as?

Diktat

Article 232

Germany would have to pay reparations

How much were reparations set to in 1921

132 billion gold marks