Unit 2A: Germany 1918-1939 treaty of versallies

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Unit 2A: Germany 1918-1939 treaty of versallies
  1. The Treaty Versailles
    1. Germany lost over 13% of her pre- war territory which contained around 6 million of her people
      1. Territorial
        1. Alsace- Lorraine given to France.
          1. West Prussia and Posen (the Polish Corridor) given to Poland
            1. Eupen and Malmedy given to Belgian
              1. Northern Schleswig to Denmark
                1. Part of Upper Silesia to Poland
                  1. Danzig to be a free country under the control of the League of Nations
                    1. Memel to be administered by the League but was seized by Lithuania
                      1. Germany lost all of her overseas colonies- these were to be administered by the allies as League 'mandates'
        2. Military
          1. French desire for security meant that German armaments had to be drastically reduced
            1. No air force
              1. Army limited to 100,000 (with no conscription)- no armoured vehicles were allowed
                1. The Navy was limited to 15,00 sailors, 6 battleships and no submarines
                  1. The rhineland was to be occupied by Allied troops for 15 years and no German troops were allowed in that area
            2. A great power like Germany this represented abject humiliation. If the other countries were serious in their desire for world peace, then they would have reduced their military capabilities
            3. Political
              1. Article 231 stated that the responsibility of the war lay solely with Germany and her allies. This is the 'War guilt clause'
                1. The Treaty set up the League of Nations- Germany was not allowed to join.
                  1. Union (Anschluss) with Austria was banned
                  2. Article 231 caused outrage in Germany- they felt that the war had been one of self-defence
                2. Economic
                  1. Germany was responsible for the war as stated by the war guilt clause the allies could claim REPARATIONS (compensation for the damage that the war caused
                    1. In 1921 a commission set the figure at £6600 million
                      1. Germany also lost much of her rolling stock and her merchant navy
                    2. REPARATIONS bill caused outrage in Germany.
                      1. Been handed a huge bill at the time their ability to pay had been seriously restricted.
                        1. The Treaty took away 10% of German industry
                          1. 15% of her agricultural land, 16% of her coal industry and 48% of her iron industry
                      2. The peace negotiations started in Paris January 1919 and culminated with the signing of the treaty of Versallies on 28th June 1919
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