The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles

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  • The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles
    • Land Lost
      • Germany lost 10 per cent of its land
      • They lost Upper Silesia
        • This contained coal and steel works
      • Much of West Prussia and Posen
      • Schleswig
        • Was given to plebiscite to give back to Denmark
      • Alsace-Lorraine which was returned to France
        • Eupen and Malmedy which were returned to Belgium
      • The Saar
        • Was placed under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years
      • The Rhineland
        • Was to be occupied by Allied forces for 15 years
    • Military Reductions
      • The army was reduced to 100,000 men
      • The navy was reduced to 15,000 men
      • The General Staff was disbanded
      • Germany was not allowed tanks, aircraft, submarines of poison gas
      • The number of ships was limited
    • Reparations
      • There was the establishment of the Reparations Commission to investigate how much Germany could afford
        • The Commission did not report until 1921
      • The figure the fixed at £6,000 million but some of it had to be paid in goods
      • Germany claimed it could not afford to pay

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