1. 1919 THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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KEY QUESTION:
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
What effect did it have on Weimar Germany?

2. Germany surrendered in 1918 and had become a democratic Republic.
REMEMBER: Germany’s leaders hoped this would make the Allies give Germany good peace terms.
GCSE 2. 1.
In 1919 the Allies met to decide the terms of Peace at Versailles outside Paris.

3. GCSE The allies took very different views on how to treat Germany:
The Americans wanted to treat Germany fairly but firmly
The British had lost nearly 1 million men and demanded a firm treaty to punish Germany
The French had lost a huge amount of men (over 1 million) and had been invaded for 4 years. They demanded a TOUGH treaty.

4. GCSE
The Treaty was very tough. The German democratic politicians were forced to sign or face INVASION

5. What was in the Treaty of Versailles? 1. LAND!
GCSE 1.
LAND!
GERMANY WAS FORCED TO GIVE UP ALL ITS OVERSEAS COLONIES
IT LOST 13% OF ITS LAND!
IT LOST 12% OF ITS POPULATION

6. 2. ECONOMIC GCSE GERMANY ALSO SUFFERED ECONOMICALLY:
IT LOST 15% OF ITS AGRICULTURE!
IT LOST 16% OF ITS COAL
IT LOST 50% OF ITS IRON PRODUCTION

7. 3.
WAR GUILT
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GERMANY FELT ESPECIALLY ANNOYED AS IT HAD TO ACCEPT SOLE BLAME FOR THE WAR
IT DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS SOLELY TO BLAME AND RESENTED THIS DEEPLY

8. 4.
REPARATIONS
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GERMANY WAS ALSO MADE TO PAY REPARATIONS OF £6,6 BILLION TO MAKE UP FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED IN THE WAR. THIS WAS ECONOMICALLY CRIPPLING!

9. 5.
MILITARY
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THE ALLIES WANTED TO PREVENT GERMANY BUILDING UP ITS MILITARY POWER AGAIN.
IT WAS ONLY ALLOWED 6 BATTLESHIPS
IT WAS NOT ALLOWED SUBMARINES OR AN AIRFORCE
IT WAS NOT ALLOWED CONSCRIPTION
IT WASN’T ALLOWED ANY TANKS
ITS ARMY WAS LIMITED TO 100,000 MEN

10. LAND! ECONOMIC WAR GUILT REPARATIONS MILITARILY
ALL ITS OVERSEAS COLONIES
13% OF GERMANYS LAND!
12% OF ITS POPULATION
IT LOST 15% OF ITS AGRICULTURE
LOST 6% OF ITS COAL
50% OF ITS IRON!
GCSE
LOVELY
EMMA
GETS
REALLY
MAD!!
WAR
GUILT
REPARATIONS
GERMANY HAD TO ACCEPT IT WAS SOLELY TO BLAME FOR THE WAR
THEY HAD TO PAY £6.6 BILLION OF REPARATIONS TO THE ALLIES
MILITARILY
ARMY LIMITED TO 100,000 MEN
NO AIR FORCE
NO TANKS
NO SUBMARINES
ONLY 6 BATTLESHIPS

11. LOVELY
EMMA
GETS
REALLY
MAD!!

12. 1. LAND! GCSE GERMANY WAS FORCED TO GIVE UP ALL ITS OVERSEAS COLONIES
IT LOST 13% OF ITS LAND AND POPULATION!
IT LOST THE PROVINCES OF ALSACE & LORRAINE TO FRANCE IN THE WEST
IT HAD TO KEEP THE RHINELAND – ITS BORDER WITH FRANCE – DEMILITARISED.
IT LOST A LOT OF LAND TO POLAND. THE POLISH TOOK LAND CALLED THE POLISH CORRIDOR WHICH SPLIT GERMANY IN TWO IN THE EAST
-13%

13. RHINELAND ALSACE & LORRAINE POLISH CORRIDOR
(Demilitarised – no soldiers allowed)
ALSACE & LORRAINE
(Lost to France)
All Germanys colonies were lost
UNION WITH AUSTRIA FORBIDDEN
POLISH CORRIDOR
(Given to Poland – this split Germany in two)

14. 2. ECONOMIC GCSE GERMANY WAS DAMAGED ECONOMICALLY
IT HAD LOST A LOT OF ITS LAND AND COLONIES
TO SELL TO AND BUY FROM
IT LOST 50% OF ITS IRON PRODUCTION
IT LOST 15% OF ITS AGRICULTURE
IT LOST 16% OF ITS COAL PRODUCTION

15. 3.
GUILT
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GERMANY WAS FORCED TO AGREE THAT IT ALONE WAS GUILTY FOR THE WAR AND THEREFORE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MASSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED
This was hated by many Germans who felt that it was wrong to blame them solely for World War 1

16. GERMANY
GERMANY
ALLIES

17. 4.
REPARATIONS
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GERMANY WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE MASSIVE COSTS OF THE WAR.
THIS WOULD BE A HUGE BURDEN ON AN ALREADY WEAKENED COUNTRY
THEY WERE TO PAY £6.6 BILLION TO THE ALLIES TO PAY FOR THE WAR DAMAGE CAUSED

18. 5.
MILITARY
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The Allies were determined that Germany would never be able to wage war again. They wanted to permanently weaken their armed forces.
GERMANY WAS ONLY ALLOWED AN ARMY OF 100,000
CONSCRIPTION WAS FORBIDDEN!
NO TANKS WERE ALLOWED
NO AIR FORCE WAS ALLOWED
NO SUBMARINES WERE ALLOWED
GERMANY WAS ONLY ALLOWED 6 BATTLESHIPS