Effects of ToV in June 1919 Flashcards
1
Q
What happened when the signing of the ToV was occurring?
A
- representatives were led to great Hall of Mirrors at Versailles with representatives of victorious countries looking
2
Q
What was a result of the ToV?
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- Germans mass protesting and demonstrating
3
Q
What were the terms of the ToV?
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- BRAT
4
Q
What does BRAT stand for?
A
- blame
- reparations
- armed forces
- territory
5
Q
What was the term about blame?
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- Germany was blamed for the war in Article 231 (‘War Guilt Clause’)
- considered unfair as all major countries had contributed to the outbreak
6
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What was the term about reparations?
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- blaming Germany justified making them pay damages
- fixed at £6.6 billion in 1921
7
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What was the term about armed forces?
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- Germany’s armed forces were reduced to a size smaller than Belgium
- 100,000 men in army
- no tanks
- no submarines
- six battleships
- no aircraft
- no troops on border near France in Rhineland so Germans won’t be able to defend themselves
8
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What was the term about territory?
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- loss of land to other European countries (e.g. Alsace-Lorraine to France, West Prussia to Poland)
- different nationalities had inter-mixed over centuries so boundaries were drown to disadvantage Germans
- lost over 4 million people
- 13% of resources lost
- Germany lost all of its colonie