The Versailles Settlement Flashcards
2.1 & 2.2
1
Q
what did the German people call the treaty?
A
a diktat
2
Q
ToV: army?
A
- 15,000 men
- 1500 officers
- 6 battleships
3
Q
ToV: article 231?
A
- war guilt clause
- Germany & allies had to take full responsibility for starting the war- term that Germany hated the most
4
Q
ToV: Rhineland?
A
- Rhineland was demilitarised
- Germany could not put an army or defences in this area
5
Q
ToV: article 232?
A
- reparations- £6.6 billion
6
Q
ToV: Anschluss?
A
union between Germany & Austria was forbidden
7
Q
ToV: League of Nations?
A
LoN was formed- Germany was not allowed to join
8
Q
ToV: air force?
A
not allowed tanks, submarines or an air force
9
Q
ToV: army (men)?
A
- limited to 100,000 men
- conscription not allowed
10
Q
ToV: split?
A
- was split in two by the Polish Corridor
- that land was given to Poland to allow them to have access to the sea
11
Q
ToV: Danzig?
A
- Danzig was taken from Germany
- made a free city under LoN control
12
Q
ToV: colonies?
A
- Germany’s colonies in Africa were given as mandates to the LoN
- Britain & France controlled them
13
Q
ToV: the Saar?
A
- important industrial part of Germany
- many coal mines
- put under the control of the LoN for 15 years
14
Q
ToV: land?
A
- lost 10% of their land- Alsace Lorraine- returned to France
- Eupen & Malmedy- given to Belgium
- North Schleswig- given to Denmark
15
Q
where had the Kaiser fled to?
A
Holland
