Impact of the Treaty of Versailles Flashcards
1
Q
What were the main terms of the ToV?
A
- Lost land
- Can’t ally with Austria
- Army reduced to 100,000 volunteers
- Demilitarised zone on the Rhineland
- Lose colonies
- Reparations
2
Q
How much of Germany’s land and population was lost?
A
10% and 12.5%
3
Q
What impact did losing Silesia to Poland and Alsace-Lorraine to France have?
A
Contained their steel and coal industries
4
Q
What does the term ‘Anschluss’ mean?
A
Allies of German and Austria
5
Q
How long was the Saar under ownership by League of Nations for?
A
15 years
6
Q
What were Germany stripped of?
A
Tanks, submarines, aircraft
7
Q
What city became a free city?
A
Danzig
8
Q
What was the figure fixed at for reparations?
A
£6,600 million
9
Q
Why were reparations a problem?
A
Germany were unable to pay (some argued they didn’t want to)
10
Q
How much was it estimated Germany actually paid?
A
9 billion but received 8 billion in loans
