The Treaty of Versailles
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Key Terms
War was Germanyâs fault ==(Article 231, the war guilt clause)== so Germany must pay the cost of the war %%(later set at 6.6 billion)%%
The reparations is to be payed to the winners in instalments lasting
Germany should have a. small army ^^(100000 soldiers),^^ a small navy of ^^six battleships^^ and ^^no submarines, tanks or airforce.^^
Germany must hand over its colonies abroad to the winning countries
Large areas of German land is to be used to create new countries for people how had been previously ruled by others e.g. Poland, Czechoslovakia
Germany must never unite with Austria again
No German soldiers should enter the Rhineland, an area of Germany next to france
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lost ^^13 % land^^ and ^^10% of the population^^
Germany was told they had to accept the terms (the German government was not invited to discussions) or else the country would face invasion from Britain, France and the USA
Germany was disarmed
Germany signed the treaty on the
Reasons the Germans hated the Treaty
Felt it was too harsh
Took away large areas of land which meant losing people, factories, farms and mines
Had to pay large amounts of money to the winners- humiliated and angry at the way their country was treated
Hated the fact it had been forced on them
Ordered to sign it, without discussion
Called it a @@âdiktatâ-dictated peace@@
They felt they hadnât lost the War
Thought the new politicians betrayed the country asking for a ceasefire as soon as the Kaiser left
Some Germans incl. soldiers thought Germany could have carried on fighting but were betrayed by the politicians who had ended the war @@(the November Criminals)@@
A great German war hero @@(field Marshall Hindenburg)@@ said â The German army was stabbed in the back. No blame is to be attached to the army. It is perfectly clear on who the blame restsâ
Extra Stuff
Association between socialists (stab in the back, @@November Criminals@@) and Jews (lots of @@socialists@@ were @@Jews)@@
France re-routed the train that the Germans were travelling on to get to sign the Treaty through the most devastated war regions. when they arrived they were placed under house arrest to not be killed by french mobs.
allies kept the food blockade after the armistice.
All wanted: punishment, pay, prevent
Britain wanted x out of the Treaty
x=
Keep empire
Keep balance of power in Europe- Germany weak but France not too strong
France wanted x out of the Treaty
x=
Security
Keep alliance with USA and GB
Germany to be weak as possible âsqueeze Germany until pips squeakâ
American wanted x out of the Treaty
x=
Germany to recover economically so they could trade with them
League of Nations to protect France and the World
Germany wanted x out of the Treaty
x=
mildest terms as possible
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