What was the Treaty of Versailles? Flashcards
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
A peace treaty that ended WW1
When was the Treaty signed?
June 28th 1919
Who signed the Treaty?
Weimar Government and 27 nations
Who decided the terms of the Treaty?
Britain, France and USA
What did France want?
Revenge and the promise of not another war
What did USA want?
Peace that wouldn’t include them in European affairs
What did Britain want?
Germany to remain a stable trading partner
Where did Germany lose land?
North, East and West
Who took land from Germany?
Belgium, Denmark, France, Poland
Where was Germany forbidden to station soldiers?
Near France
How many as the army reduced to?
100,000
How many submarines and air force was Germany allowed?
None
Who was satisfied with the terms of the treaty?
No allied forces
Where was France given and for how long?
Saar coalfields for 15 years
Who was Germany forbidden to unite with?
Austria
Where was occupied by allies and demilitarised?
Rhineland
What does demilitarised mean?
No Germany army had occupancy
Where was given to Poland?
West Prussia
What did giving Poland land make?
Polish Corridor
What did the Polish Corridor make?
A divided Germany - East Prussia removed
What was made a free city?
Danzig
What did the Polish corridor give Poland access to?
The sea - trade
How many battleships were allowed in the German navy?
6
What was Germany not allowed in?
League of Nations
What does reparations mean?
Compensation
How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?
£6.6 billion
Who were the reparations mainly paid to?
France and Belgium
What was Article 231?
War Guilt Clause, Germany had to take blame and pay for the war
What did people call the treaty?
Diktat (forced) peace
What does Gewaltfrieden mean?
enforced
What did people start calling the Weimar Government?
November Criminals
Why was the government called November Criminals?
Government thought to have betrayed the army by signing the armistice
What was the Stab in the Back Theory(Dolchstoss)?
The German government stabbed the army in the back by ending the war
What were the weaknesses of Weimar?
Proportional representation - not a strong government
country is in poverty
not ran by one person - leads to arguments and looking weak
unpopular
