ToV Terms Flashcards
Why was Germany so shocked about the terms of the ToV?
They’d expected them to be based on the 14 points
What was the Treaty of Versailles known as in Germany?
Diktat - it had been dictated to them
What were some main territorial conditions of the ToV?
Return territory Germany had taken
Territory given to Poland to form Polish Corridor
The Saar, Danzig and Memel to the LoN
No union with Austria
Colonies taken
What were the military restrictions outlined in the ToV?
Germany army reduced to 100,000
No air force
6 battleships only and no submarines
Rhineland becomes DMZ
What was the war guilt clause?
Clause 231 - Germany accepts full responsibility for the war
Has £6,600 million reparations to pay
Why couldn’t Germany pay the reparations?
The economy was hurt by the war and damaged even more by the loss of the Saar and Upper Silesia
