Major problem for Weimar, affected Germany socially, economically, politically and militarily.
Article 231: war guilt clause.
Took land from Germany, people who were German were now Polish etc.
Germany's military capability was destroyed- the army being limited to 100,00 men and the navy to 6 battleships, 6 cruisers, 12 destroyers but no submarines. Germany was also to have no military aircraft.
Had to pay large reparations.
Although the Versailles treaty left Germany humiliated and scarred, the treaty also left Germany potentialy strong. The term of the Treaty of Versailles did not in themselves threaten the existence of Germany, nor did they prevent a new Germany from being reborn as a diplomatic power in Europe.
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