The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany after World War 1. It took territories from Germany in Europe, Africa, and islands. Germany was also made to reduce its military and pay reparations to the Allied powers. The terms of the treaty negatively impacted Germany by reducing its land, population, resources and industries. It also undermined German security and burdened its economy with debt. Overall, the treaty was harsh and resented by Germans, sowing seeds for future conflict.
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany after World War 1. It took territories from Germany in Europe, Africa, and islands. Germany was also made to reduce its military and pay reparations to the Allied powers. The terms of the treaty negatively impacted Germany by reducing its land, population, resources and industries. It also undermined German security and burdened its economy with debt. Overall, the treaty was harsh and resented by Germans, sowing seeds for future conflict.
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany after World War 1. It took territories from Germany in Europe, Africa, and islands. Germany was also made to reduce its military and pay reparations to the Allied powers. The terms of the treaty negatively impacted Germany by reducing its land, population, resources and industries. It also undermined German security and burdened its economy with debt. Overall, the treaty was harsh and resented by Germans, sowing seeds for future conflict.
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany after World War 1. It took territories from Germany in Europe, Africa, and islands. Germany was also made to reduce its military and pay reparations to the Allied powers. The terms of the treaty negatively impacted Germany by reducing its land, population, resources and industries. It also undermined German security and burdened its economy with debt. Overall, the treaty was harsh and resented by Germans, sowing seeds for future conflict.
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The Versailles treaty was punishment given to Germany at
Paris peace conference. This treaty is also known as Paris peace treaty .(1919) The Great powers took territories from Germany. Germany was made to reduce her arms and also pay compensation to allied powers. Cont”
This peace treaty was a diktak as Germany was not
allowed to attend this meeting. Instead Germany was presented with a document to sign. This treaty was resented by the Germans. The treaty had long lasting impact on Germany. Resentment by Germany sowed seeds for another war twenty years later. Terms of Versailles treaty
The terms/ clauses of the Versailles treaty are divided into 2 territorial and non territorial terms. Territorial terms are those clauses that stated colonies lost by Germany in Africa, Europe and in the islands. Non territorial terms are those terms which has nothing to do with taking of territories from Germany. These include: Military terms / reduction in armament clause Reparation clause War guilt clause Non territorial terms
War guilt clause
stated that Germany was totally responsible for the first world war. ….” Great powers confirms and Germany accepts total responsibility for the war” Pause and think Is it true that German was 100% responsible for the war.? Was the taskforce sent to do investigations did a thorough job in their research / Should Germany be given all responsibility for the first world war? Reduction in armaments clause/military clause Germany was supposed to reduce her soldiers to 100 000 men. Conscription in Germany was forbidden. German was supposed to surrender her weapons to the allies or to destroy them in the sea. German was to have no tanks, no submarine, no warplane, no battleships And to remain with only 6 old ships. Cont’
Rhineland was to be demilitarized 48 km zone.
Pause and think Was it fair to disarm Germany like that? Was her security not compromised? Was this in line with Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points? Wasn’t it going to negatively affect German population who worked as soldiers and in armament factories ? Reparation clause
Germany was supposed to pay for all damaged property.
Germany was supposed to repair damaged property. The payment was to be in cash or in kind using resources such as coal, gold , cotton, steel etc Germany was supposed to pay reparation amounting to 6.6billion pounds over 2years(after Locarno treaty payment was spread over 59 years.) Pause and think Was payment not too exorbitant? Was two years realistic in paying that amount? Was that not going to affect Germany economy? Territorial terms
Germany lost territories in Europe, Africa and in the islands.
In Africa Germany lost the following territories: Togo, Cameroon, Tanganyika Namibia – Germany west Africa In the islands Germany lost the following German new Guinea Caroline Samoa Achipelago German lost territories in Europe
Alsace and Lorrraine were returned to France.
Eupen and Malmedy were returned to Begium. Schleswig and Holstein were returned to Denmark. Saar region was to be controlled by the league of nations for 15 years. Danzig was made a free trading city. Cont”
Upper Silesia was given to Poland.
German was divided into 2 by polish corridor. Memel was given to Lithuania Rhineland was to be occupied by allied powers. Posen was given to Poland. Pause and think What happened to German prestige and pride? What happened to her large empire? What happened to her citizens? What happened to her resources and industries? How did the terms of Versailles treaty affect Germany
Germany lost10 percent of her territory in
Europe. Twelve percent of her population. 16% of her coal fields. 16% of iron and steel industry. Her army was reduced Had to pay huge sum on reparation. How did territorial terms affect Germany ?
German empire was destroyed.
Germany lost her population. Germany lost her resources, coal ,steel and iron industries. Lost her national prestige and pride. How did non territorial terms affect the Germans?
War guilt clause made Germans carry war blame.
It affected Germany’s relations with other countries. German was to live heavy with a large debt. Affect economic development of the country. It was going to lead to underdevelopment, that is taking the country ‘s resources to pay deb.t Led to inflation and economic decline. Cont”
Reduction in armaments was going to make German defence less.
It compromised on German security. Soldiers were going to lose jobs, same applies to workers who worked in armament factories. Was the treaty as a whole fair for Germany This treaty was a diktat or adictated peace treaty. Germany was not allowed to send representative to the conference. Germans were not 100% responsible for the war other countries like Austria Serbia Russia should be blamed as well. The amount agreed for reparation was too high and and beyond Germany capacity to pay. Germany was left defence less German empire was destroyed. Ignored Woodrow 14 points. Treaty was fair for Germany
It was the rule in Europe that victors should determine what should be done to the vanquished powers. Germany demanded territorial gains at treaty of breast Litovsk and Frankurt treaty. At these two treaties Germany demanded compensation. German took mineral resources and industries when she emerged the winner. Military clauses were going to make German less agressive Demilitarizing the Rhine was going to give France a sense of security. German declared war of Russia, France and violated Belgian neutrality and bulldozed her way when Belgians denied Germany entry. Conclusion
The treaty of Versailles was the punishment given to Germany by allied powers. They made a mistake of not inviting Germany to this meeting. The treaty was vindictive and harsh on Germany. It was resented by Germans who felt Woodrow Wilson 14 points were ignored. It eventually sowed seeds of the second world war 2. The impact of the treaty were long lasting. Practice questions
1a) List 5 colonies taken away from Germany by the treaty of Versailles 1919 (5) b) Describe how Germany was negatively affected by territorial clause of the Versailles treaty. (12) C) To what extent was Germany justified in resenting territorial terms of the Versailles treaty. (8)
2a)Identify 5 weapons Germany was told to reduce by the Versailles treaty.(5)
B)Describe how non territorial terms were going to negatively affect Germany(12) C)To what extent were non territorial terms of the Versailles treaty a fair deal for Germany (8) The End.
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