The Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
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- The Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
- Territorial arrangements
- Plebiscite decided that Germany was to surrender ownership of land
- Plebiscite: a vote by people on one specific issue
- Eupen-Malmedy, Alsace -Lorraine, West Prussia and Posen, Upper Silesia, Austria, Kiel Canal and rivers and Rhineland
- Plebiscite decided that Germany was to surrender ownership of land
- War Guilt
- Germany was forced to sign the War Guilt clause (Article 231) accepting the blame for causing the war and all responsibility for loss and damage.
- Reparations
- Fixed by the Inter-Allied Reparations Commissions- the IARC
- fixed at £6600 million
- Germany to make substantial payments eg) Coal
- The Saar to be under the control of the League until 1935, when there was to be a plebiscite.
- Until then all coal production was to be given to France
- Germany to make substantial payments eg) Coal
- Until then all coal production was to be given to France
- Disarmament
- Germany to abolish conscription and to reduce its army to 100,000.
- No tanks or big guns allowed
- The Rhineland was to be demilitarised from the French frontier to a line 32 miles east of the Rhine (Rhineland remained part of Germany)
- Germany was allowed no military aircraft
- Germany Navy was limited considerably
- 6 battleships, 6 cruisers, 12 destroyers, 12 torpedo boats and 0 submarines
- Germany Navy was limited considerably
- Germany to abolish conscription and to reduce its army to 100,000.
- Maintaining Peace
- The Treaty also set out the Covenant of the League of Nations, which included the aims and organisation of the League.
- Germany had to accept the League but it was initially not allowed to join.
- The Treaty also set out the Covenant of the League of Nations, which included the aims and organisation of the League.
- Territorial arrangements
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