The Terms of The Treaty of Versailles Flashcards
What does BRATLA stand for?
Blame, Reparations, Arms, Territory, League of Nations, Anschluss
What is Article 231?
Blame - stated that Germany were to accept the full blame for starting the war.
What is Article 232?
Reparations - Stated that Germany were not in a financial position to immediately pay the reparations.
How much were the reparations for Germany?
£6.6 billion
What was the military impact on Germany from The Treaty of Versailles?
The Rhineland was demilitarised.
The army was limited to 100,00
Conscription was forbidden
What is conscription?
Compulsory enlistment to the army
What were the German territorial loses?
Germany was split into two by the Polish Corridor
Danzig was taken from the Germans and was made a free city under League of nations
Alsace Lorraine went to France
The Saar region, important for the coal and steal industry
What percentage of land did Germany lose?
10%
How did territorial loses affect the German people?
The German speaking people who lived in the regions found themselves living outside of their country and this both angered and scared them.
What is the League of Nations?
Final aspect of the Treaty - an organisation that would discuss disputes and try to settle tensions through peaceful means.
Who was banned from joining the League of Nations?
Germany
What is Anschluss?
A forbidden union between Germany and Austria
