The Treaty Of Versailles

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• The Treaty of Versailles

Territory

• Loses:
• Alsace Lorraine
• Polish Corridor
• Colonies
• Danzig
• Effects
• Many refugees
• People lose property, farms and jobs
• change of culture, language and law

Reparations

• £6.6 billion paid to GB, France and Blegium
• Effects
• Money needed to rebuild Germany, goes to others
• Many unemployed

Armanents

• 100,000 soldiers, no tanks, planes or submarines. They were only allowed 6 battleships and 16,000 sailors
• Effects:
• Unemployed veterans encouraged stab in back back myth
• Armaments industrial in financial trouble.

War Guilt

• Has to admit started WWI even though they were 4th country into war
• Effects:
• Germans are upset, do not understand why they are to blame.

League of Nations

• Not allowed to join the League of Nations
• Effects:
• Germany unable to resolve international issues with equality.