The Treaty of Versailles & Weimar Republic

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  • The Treaty of Versailles & the Weimar Republic
    • May 1919
      • Terms of the treaty released
      • Germans appalled
      • Right wing blamed Eberts Government for betraying Germany
      • Germany lost
        • 10% of its land
        • all of its overseas colonies
        • 12.5% of its population
        • 16% of coal & 48% of iron industry
        • Army reduced to 100,000
          • Not allowed an air force
          • Navy reduced
    • Ebert
      • Reluctant to sign the treaty
        • He had no choice and had to sign
      • Country blamed him and his Weimar Government
        • His  opponents used this ti rally against him
    • German people
      • Believed German army stabbed in the back
        • By the socialists and liberal politicians
      • Believed Germany were not beaten on the battlefield but by civilian politicians who didn't dare continue the war
      • Treaty seen as a scandal and a disgrace
        • Signified an act of highway robbery against German people
    • Hitler
      • The treaty was still a point of contention when he came in to power
    • Economic disaster
      • The treaty was seen as the cause of economic chaos
      • Forced Germany to pay reparations to allies
        • Reparations Bill
          • April 1921
            • Set at £6.6 million
              • Payed annually in instalments
                • 2% of Germanys annual output
                  • Germans protested of strain on the economy
                    • This was ignored

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