t of v 1919 Flashcards
war was G fault so…..
pay 6.6 billion pounds repartions
hand colonies abroad to………..
winning countries
no soldier to…………
enter Rhineland area an area of G nxt to F
G can never……….
unite with austria
large areas of G land to be used…..
to create new countries who had previously been ruled by other e.g. Poland Czech S
G hated treaty bc………..
they felt it was too harsh. the large areas taken away resulted in loss of ppl, factories, farms/mines.
felt humiliated as they had to pay a large amount of money to winners too
ordered to sign treaty without discussion…….
they called it a diktat and was another reason they hated t of v
felt betrayed bc……..
G new politicians had betrayed by asking for a ceasefire when the K left.
some soldiers thought G could’ve carried on fighting but was betrayed by politicians who ended war
Field Marshal Hidenburg said- ‘the G army was stabbed in the back. No blame is to be attached to the army. Its is perfectly clear on whom the blame rests’.
how did Tov damage G pride
war guilt clause 231 damaged German pride as was belittling/public humiliation bc Austria-H no blame -> generation of revengeful ppl = turn to extreme parties + plunge world into another destructive war fueled by Nazi regime
LoN was formed but G wasn’r allowed to join
how did ToV affect G economy
article 232 stated had to pay reparation £6.6 billion-> G believed f,a,b tryning to starve them to death
Danzig important port taken from G + Saar an idustrial part of G was put under LoN control -> shattered economy
how did Tov affect G territory
G lost 10% of their; Alsace-Lorraine, Eupen, Malmedy, North Schleswig -> also have detrimental affect on economy
G lost 12.5% of population, 10% of land, 14% of coal and farming land-> destabilised already crippled economy
G was split in two by Polish corridor-> bitter controversy amongst Polish and German who were now refugees in P
Anschluss forbidden-> no sympathy for G, very disdain
how did Military sanctions of ToV affect G
limited to 15,000 men, 6 battleships, no submarines/air force, no conscription -> shadow of the prestigious power she had been in 1914
demilitarisation of the Rhineland-> a a vulnerable country surrounded by strong military force of neighbouring countries
GC wanted punishment and revenge what evidence shows this was met?
what evidence shows this was not met?
clause 231 + Germany lost land Alsace l given to F
he wanted G to be completely destroyed into smaller countries, not just weakened
what things was GC satisfied with?
army reduced to 100,000 + couldn’t unite with Austria
clause 232 paid reparations
gained coal from Saar for 15 years
what aspects of the Tov was GC not happy with?
he believed G shouldn’t be allowed an army at all
the French wanted an independent Rhineland, demilitarising wasn’t enough
reparations couldn’t be made up for loss of life + reparations> 200 billion francs F lost
