Treaty of Versailles- terms and impact
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- Created on: 28-05-19 11:12
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- Treaty of Versailles 1919
- War Guilt
- Germany had to take full blame for the war
- Military strength cut
- -Limited to 100 000 men
- No heavy artillery
- Navy limited
- No air force allowed
- Rhineland (German land bordering France) was demilitarised.Allied troops were stationed there till 1930
- Impact of treaty on Weimar Republic
- damaged German economy
- heavy reparations so they couldn't start another war
- Made W.R politically weak
- treaty so harsh, people resented leaders who signed it
- Leaders became known as 'November Criminals' - (surrendered in Nov 1918)
- W.R. linked to defeat, humiliation and weakness
- treaty so harsh, people resented leaders who signed it
- damaged German economy
- Dolchstoss - stab in the back
- Treaty was unpopular as German people didn't believe their army had been defeated in the war.
- Army was in retreat in 1918 but not defeated
- Critics believed army was betrayed by politicians
- It was 'stabbed in the back'
- Treaty was unpopular as German people didn't believe their army had been defeated in the war.
- signed- 28th June, 1919
- Diktat
- Germans thought they'd be able to negotiate terms of treaty. Allies refused any German representativ-es to join treaty discussions.
- terms of treaty were imposed, not agreed
- War Guilt
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