The Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards
War guilt
Had to accept all responsibility for war
Reparations
Originally set at 6.6£ billion
Territories and colonies
Germany’s overseas empire to be taken away and given to other countries like the allies
Germany armed forces
Conscription banned
Army limited to 100,000
No armoured vehicles
Rhineland demilitarised
League of Nations
To be set up as an international police force
Germany couldn’t join until it proved it was peaceful
Germany also lost
10% of land
Almost half iron and steel industries
12.5% population
Treaty of st Germain
Dealt with Austria: 1919 September
Lost areas to Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia
Army reduced to 30,000
No anchullus
Lost the South Tyrol to Italy
Treaty of Trianon
Dealt with Hungary: 1920 June
Lost land to Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
Army reduced to 35,000
Treaty of Neuilly
Dealt with Bulgaria: 1919 November
Lost land to Yugoslavia and Greece
Army reduced to 20,000
Treaty of Sevres
Empire split and most of European land lost
Reparations to allies
Dealt with Turkish empire: 1920 august
What did Britain think
Yeah too harsh
What did France think
Not harsh enough - needed money to pay if war debt which the USA wouldn’t cancel
What did turkey think
Nationalistic revolt leads to overthrow all of sultan and attacking of Greece to regain lost territory
Effects of the war
9 million soldier from U.K. And France killed
Destroyed land from fighting like Ypres
Treaty of Brest Litovsk had been very harsh to Russia
French population in decline only 40 million while Germany has 75 million
Shortages of food and medicine
Germany not at Paris peace conference
1919
Why were Germans upset
Felt they hadn’t started the war
Didn’t even think they’d lost - didn’t know how bad situation was
The armed forces were a national symbol
Situation was very bad with little food
Not given self determination like other countries were
Loss of important industrial territory like the Saar
Not allowed to join League of Nations
Countries with german speakers like Czechoslovakia ruled by not germans
When was Brest litovsk
1918
6 billion marks and lost of territory given to Ottoman Empire
Impact of treaty on Germany
People unhappy Ebert signed treat
Revolution attempted and unsuccessful
When Germany fell behind on reparations in 1922, French took the Ruhr in 1923
Workers go on strike to stop french taking goods and French kill 100 workers in the Ruhr
Government print extra money which causes hyperinflation - workers paid daily - mark becomes worthless
Treaty of Versailles
June 1919
