Effects of the treaty of versailles

Effects of the treaty of versailles- War guilt

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The major powers agreed without consulting Germany that Germany had to pay reparations to the Allies for the damage caused by the war.
The exact figure was not agreed until 1921 when it was set at £6,600,000,000- an enormous figure.
if terms of the payment had not been changed under the Young plan in 1929, Germany would not have finished paying this bill until 1984.

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Germany's overseas empire was taken away.
It had been one of the causes of bad relations between Britain and Germany before war.
Former German colonies became Mandates controlled by the leauge of nations which effectively meant that Britain and France controlled them.
Germany's European borders were very extensive and section dealing with former German territories was a complicated part of the treaty.
In addition, The treaty also forbade Germany to join together with its former ally Austria.

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The size and power of the German army was a major concern of all the powers, especially France.
The treaty restricted German armed forces to a level well below what it'd been before the war
The army was limited to 100,000 men
Conscription was banned- soldiers had to be volunteers
Germany was not allowed armoured vehicles, submarines or aircraft
The Navy could only build 6 battleships
The Rhineland became a demilitarised zone
This meant that no German troops were allowed there.
It was important because it was bordering Germany and France

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Previous methods of keeping peace failed so the league of nations was set up as an international "police force".
Germany was not invited to join the league of natiosn until it had shown it was a peace-loving country.

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