Effects of ToV in June 1919 Flashcards

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What happened when the signing of the ToV was occurring?

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  • representatives were led to great Hall of Mirrors at Versailles with representatives of victorious countries looking
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2
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What was a result of the ToV?

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  • Germans mass protesting and demonstrating
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3
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What were the terms of the ToV?

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  • BRAT
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What does BRAT stand for?

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  • blame
  • reparations
  • armed forces
  • territory
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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
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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
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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
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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
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