the treaty of versailles
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- signed on 28 June 1919 by the German delegation
- Matthias Erzberger signed the armistice to end the war on 11 November 1919
- the allied leaders drew up the treat of Versailles
- Germans bitterly opposed the treaty and asked for several changes but was rejected
- the were not invited to negotiate
- treaty was imposed on them
- the Germans had to accept the treaty because of the military and political turmoil
- the treaty was seen as a sign of defeat and humiliation to the Germans
- they gad 15 days to respond to the treaty
- they were shown the terms of the treaty on 7 May 1919
- the German army had never accepted defeat as they had never been defeated in war --they had a sense of pride
- the treaty was called the DOLCHSTOSS (the stab in the back)
- even chancellor Ebert did not accept the defeat…
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