the early unpopularity of the Weimar republic Flashcards
when was the treaty of Versailles signed and by who?
June 1919 by President Ebert
who decided the terms of the treaty?
the allied leaders: David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson
Germany was not invited to the peace conference and so had no say Germany had to sign they were too weak to risk conflict
what was article 231 of the treaty?
the blame clause- Germany had to take full responsibility for the war and many German people found this unfair and humiliating
what restrictions were placed on Germany’s armed forces?
reduced to 100,000 men, they could not own: armoured vehicles, aircraft, submarines, or more than 6 warships. this made some German people feel vulnerable
what was changed in 1921 and give details about its original sate
the amount of reparations Germany had to pay to the countries (france wanted this to be higher) orinally £6600 million they were crippling for Germnay’s economy
finally Land was taken from Germany- where and how did this make people feel?
Germany lost its empire and the land was placed under the control of the league of nations- some people in German colonies were not happy to become part of a new nation
and German forces banned from the Rhineland on western boarder with france leaving them open to attack from the west
what did the German people feel about Versailles?
they felt betrayed by the government for forcing this treaty upon them they felt ‘stabbed in the back’ by the ‘November criminals’
this severely dented the unpopularity of the republic and the republic became associated with the pain and humiliation caused by the Treaty.
