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Terms of the Treaty of Versailles - Coggle Diagram
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Blame (war guilt clause)
Germany had to accept complete blame for causing the war
Germany had to pay reparations to the allies
they were forced to do it (or war would continue)
Germany felt that the peace was forced
they did not feel that they were solely responsible for starting the war
Reparations
had to pay the allies 6600 million euros
Germany felt that the amount to pay was too harsh
economy could not recover to pay because of loss of 15% male working population
Arms
army limited to 100000
navy limited to 15000
not allowed airforce, tanks and submarines
lack of ability to defend themselves
loss of pride
Territorial reduction of germany
alsace-lorraine lost to france
Saar by LoN
not allowed to unite with Austria
lost overseas territories in asia and africa
polish corridor lost to poland
loss of pride as empires were often seen as a measure of how strong a nation was
self-determination
the rights for various ethnic groups to govern themselves eg: break up of various empires like ottoman empire and austrian-hungarian empire
angry/unfair as german ethnic groups in austria and czechoclovakia were not allowed to unite with germany
League of Nations
league of nations was meant to maintain political independence of big and small states, and encourage disarmament among nations