The Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

What is the War Guilt Clause?

Answer 1

Article 231. It stated that Germany have to accept responsibility for starting the war. Many Germans objected to this.

Question 2

How were the German Armed Forces limited as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 2

• Army limited to 100,000 men.
• Conscription was banned, all soldiers had to be volunteers.
• Only allowed 6 battleships and 30 smaller ships.
• Rhineland was a demilitarised zone, no German armed forces could enter it.
• No submarines, armoured vehicles or military aircraft.

Question 3

What was the final sum that Germany had to pay in war reparations?

Answer 3

£6,600 million to Britain, France and Belgium.

Question 4

Which areas of land did Germany lose? Name 3.

Answer 4

• The Polish Corridor was returned to Poland.
• Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France.
• Saarland was put under the control of the League of Nations, a plebiscite deciding its future ruler would take place 15 years later.
• German and Austro-Hungarian colonies were divided up between Britain and France.

Question 5

Union between Germany and which other country was banned?

Answer 5

Austria-Hungary. Anschluss was forbidden.

Question 6

When would Germany be allowed to join the League of Nations?

Answer 6

After it had proved that it could be a peaceful nation.