The terms of the treaty of versailles
- Created by: Eleanor Smith
- Created on: 02-12-12 12:16
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- What did the treaty of Versailles say?
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- In 1921 special commission fixed a sum of £6600 million to be paid in annul instalments
- The treaty took away around 10% industry and 15% of its agricultural land
- The Allies could claim compensation for damage caused by the war
- Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria
- Military
- The air force had to be disbanded
- The army was limited to 100,000 soldiers
- The Rhineland would be occupied by the Allies for 15 years and no German troops would go into that area
- The navy was limited to 15,000 sailors, 6 battleships and no submarines
- Blame
- This is the term that the Germans hated most
- Germany was to blame for causing the war
- This leads to them admitting to causing the war so now they have to pay for the damage
- Territory
- Many areas were lost to surrounding countries
- West Prussia and Posen were lost to Poland
- Germany lost all of their colonies
- Alsace-lorraine was returned to France
- Germany lost 13% of its land, which contained about 6 million of its people
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