Theme 1, Weimar Germany

Question 1

treaty of versailles overview

Answer 1

• signed 28 June 1919
• ended war
• G hoped for fair peace, but G politicians not allowed to partake in negotiations
• no choice but to sign- couldn’t return to war + win
• humiliating to G
• called ‘‘shameful diktat”- dictated peace by press
• first main reason G’s hated w republic

Question 2

Lost land

Answer 2

• lost 13% of land, all colonies+ land gained from Treaty of Brest-Litovdk
• lost Upper Silesia
• lost Alsace+Lorraine (border w/ France)
• Eupen+Malédy (border w/ Belgium)
• areas rich in coal and iron lost
• G forbidden to unite w/ Austria (union called Anschoiss)
• econ depended on coal export etc. less agricultural land- less food export. strain on econ, harder to pay reps

Question 3

Military Consequences

Answer 3

-50 mile wide Rhineland became demilitarised ‘buffer zone’ for France, remained G but G troops could not enter
-army limited to 10,000 troops that could not leave G, not allowed tanks or heavy artillery
-G fleet not allowed warships over 10,000 tonnes, no submarines
-shameful: G always had proud military
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