Treaty of Versailles (28th June 1919)

Treaty of Versailles (28th June 1919)

1. Land

   • Different countries developed e.g Poland
   • 70,000 km (13%)
     • Lorraine
     • Alsace
     • Saar
       • Coal lost to French for 15 years
     • Rhineland
       • Citizens handed to the French
       • Economy gone down
   • Lost all colonies
     • 6 million German people lost
   • 10% industry and 15% agriculture taken
     • Reduced income

2. Blame

   • Countries
     • German
       • Hated it unfair
         • Assumed light punishment because they're bankrupt
           • Betrayed
             • Signers are 'November Criminals'
             • 1920 revolution
             • Blame denied in 1927
       • Humiliated
         • Kaiser fled and step down in 1918 9th of November
           • Weimar Republic
             • First president Friedrich Ebert
             • Army surrendered
               • People thought Gov ended a 'winning' war
       • Bankrupt
         • Less money less jobs due to less land
           • Starving
     • Britain
       • Reparation money
       • Too harsh
         • Cause another war in 25 years
     • America
       • Set up League of Nations
     • France
       • Punishment so Germany won't attack again
       • Protection from League of Nations
   • Took all blame
     • Banned
       • League of Nations
       • (Anschluss) reunite with austria

3. Money

   • £6.6 billion in reparations in 1921
     • Paid over 42 years
       • Economic crisis
         • Bankrupt from war and less income from loss of land
           • Unlikley to recover

4. Army

   • Lost pride and fearful status
   • NO: tanks, subs, airforce, poison gas
   • 100,000 men
     • Army soldiers joined Friekorp
   • 6 battleships