Impact of the TOV on Germany Flashcards
When was the TOV signed?
28th June 1919
How much of Germany’s territory was removed?
13%
How much of iron core and arable land did Germany lose?
75% iron core
15% arable land
How many men was the army capped to?
100,000 men
How many men were in the German navy and how many battleships were they allowed?
15,000 men
6 Battleships
How much reparations did Germany have to pay?
£6.6 billion
What happened to the Saarland?
Placed under control of LON for 15 years
What happened with Austria and Germany?
Anschluss was forbidden
Was Germany allowed to join LON?
No
Why did German people have resentment towards towards the treaty?
People were non living in non Germans states and still considered themselves as German
Why was the war guilt clause seen as unjust national humiliation?
Because Germans believed they were forced into a just war against allies
Why were people against the reperations?
Because they felt the level was too high and that it would cripple Germany’s economy
Why did France want a harsher treatment towards Germany?
So they could never threaten them again
What was the policy of fulfilment?
Germany but follow the terms of the treaty with hopes to change them in the future
What were the people who signed the treaty known as?
November criminals
What myth did Hindenburg actively promote?
Stab in the back myth
Who did the stab in the back myth appeal to?
Ex-soldiers who ha suffered in fighting and when they returned home
and nationalists
What was Britains opinion on the terms of the TOV?
They were satisfied that Germany had lost its overseas empire
