Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

The War Guilt Clause

Germany had to publicly accept the blame for starting the war and all of the damage

Military Restrictions

Germany's military was heavily restricted:

• No air force

• No tanks

• No submarines

• Army limited to 100 000 men

• No conscription

• Size and number of naval ships limited

• Navy limited to 15 000 men

Reparations

Germany had to pay for the damage caused in the war - a total fixed at £6 600 million in 1921

German Territory

Parts of German territory were given away to other countries and de-militarised:

• Danzig was made a free city under League of Nations control. Poland could use the port for its external trade

• The Polish Corridor gave Poland access to the sea, and split East Prussia from the rest of Germany

• The Saar was put under League of Nations control for fifteen years. France was given the products of the Saar coalfields as part of reparations payments

• The Rhineland was to be permanently de-militarised by Germany. It would be occupied by the Allies for fifteen years

• Anschluss between Germany and Austria was forbidden

League of Nations

A League of Nations was formed