TOV Flashcards
What four main things did Germany lose as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
- 10% of its land.
- 12.5% of its population.
- 16% of its coal.
- 48% of its iron industry.
Where was land lost in the North? What was given and to who?
Schleswig was given a plebiscite, with its Danish population voting to return to Denmark.
Where was land lost in the East?
Upper Silesia, which contained coal and steelworks was given to the new state of Poland.
Who else was land also lost too?
Czechoslovakia.
What was lost in the West to France?
Alsace-Lorraine, which has been taken from France in 1870.
What happened to the Saar land?
Put under the control of the League of Nations.
How much was the army reduced to?
100,000 men.
How much was the navy reduced to?
15,000 men.
What was the German military forbidden to have?
Tanks, aircrafts, submarines and poisonous gas.
What was established to control reparations payments?
The Reparations Commission.
When was the reparations figure settled? How much?
- £6,600 million.
What clause was Germany forced to accept?
231 War Guilt Clause.
