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Germany's Response to the treaty
Germans were not consulted at all in the creation of the Treaty
they were given two weeks to read the treaty, which was over 200 pages long, and then submit their consent
German government wrote pages of well-argued objections
these were ignored and rejected
This lead the resignation of the entire German Goverenment
The new government signed the treaty 28th June, 1919
Territory and Colonies
Germany lost territories of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia which they had taken from Russia
East Prussia was separated from the rest of Germany by polish corridor
A large area called the Rhineland became a demilitarized zone
Alsace-Lorraine, taken by Germany in the Franco-Prussian war of 1871, returned to France
This was problematic as German people were still living in these areas
Germany's colonies were controlled by the league of nations, which effectively meant that Britain and France took control of them
Why were Germans angry with the Treaty?
Reparations
Allied Reparation Commission decided reparations amount as 6,600 million pounds
This was an enormous amount, an repayments were to start 1922
This was nearly three times pre -war Germany's GDP, and Germany was crippled already by war damages
Germany defaulted in the reparations in 1922
Armed Forces
German army limited to 100,000 men
Conscription banned
Germany not allowed armored vehicles, tanks, submarines, or an air force
German Navy was only allowed 6 battleships
This was to ensure they could no longer rival Britain's navy, the largest in the world
Rhineland demilitarized
Later events
In 1922, Germany defaulted on her reparations payment
Dissatisfied by this, the French invaded the Ruhr area in 1923, seizing reparations in the form of coal. steel, horses, and timber
This was need as the French, along with the British, were severely indebted to the USA
The Dawes plan was formulated in 1924, which involved large USA loans to Germany so that they could pay reparations
$2.5 billion in loans