Treaty of Versailles
Treaty Of Versailles
Introduction
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after the first World War in 1918. Most notably, the treaty angered Germany - the treaty was a diktat which meant it was an imposed agreement and that Germany had no say in the matter. The German’s felt it was extremely unfair.
How and why did it upset the German’s
When the Germans first heard about the treaty they were angered and upset. The treaty held many strong accusations against Germany. The clause in the treaty that the German’s disliked strongly was Clause 231; which said that they were at blame for causing all the loss and damage of the war. This clause did not physically affect or damage Germany but it deeply hurt their pride.
Land
As part of the Treaty, Germany lost one tenth of its land. They were forced to give land back to France, Poland, Belgium, Denmark, and Czechoslovakia. Germany had been split into two and many German civilians’ were now living in different countries.
Economical
The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the first world war. As a result, the treaty dictated that Germany were to pay compensation to the Allies. The payments - called reparations - were to be paid monthly and eventually totalled up to £6,600 million. The economy of Germany had already been damaged during the war for repairs of the many damages inflicted on the country. It was impossible for the German economy to cope.
Military
Germany had always been known for having a strong, big and powerful military service. The German’s were angered when they read a term in the treaty that affected their army. It limited the army to just 100,000 men with no conscription, no tanks, no heavy artillery, no poison-gas supplies, and no aircraft. The Treaty also wrote that the Germans were to have no vessels over 100,000 tons and no
Introduction
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after the first World War in 1918. Most notably, the treaty angered Germany - the treaty was a diktat which meant it was an imposed agreement and that Germany had no say in the matter. The German’s felt it was extremely unfair.
How and why did it upset the German’s
When the Germans first heard about the treaty they were angered and upset. The treaty held many strong accusations against Germany. The clause in the treaty that the German’s disliked strongly was Clause 231; which said that they were at blame for causing all the loss and damage of the war. This clause did not physically affect or damage Germany but it deeply hurt their pride.
Land
As part of the Treaty, Germany lost one tenth of its land. They were forced to give land back to France, Poland, Belgium, Denmark, and Czechoslovakia. Germany had been split into two and many German civilians’ were now living in different countries.
Economical
The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the first world war. As a result, the treaty dictated that Germany were to pay compensation to the Allies. The payments - called reparations - were to be paid monthly and eventually totalled up to £6,600 million. The economy of Germany had already been damaged during the war for repairs of the many damages inflicted on the country. It was impossible for the German economy to cope.
Military
Germany had always been known for having a strong, big and powerful military service. The German’s were angered when they read a term in the treaty that affected their army. It limited the army to just 100,000 men with no conscription, no tanks, no heavy artillery, no poison-gas supplies, and no aircraft. The Treaty also wrote that the Germans were to have no vessels over 100,000 tons and no