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5 L'S
Loss of land
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Germany lost land to the recreated Poland, Belgium and Denmark.
The League of Nations was given control of the Saar region for 15 years (but France had control over its coal fields).
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Germany's overseas empire was taken away to become mandates controlled by the League of Nations (which effectively meant Britain and France controlled them).
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In total Germany lost 72,500 km² land and between 6-7 million people from the treaty.
Military restrictions
The army was limited to 100,000 men.
Conscription was banned. Germany was not allowed tanks, submarines or military aircraft.
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The Rhineland had to become a demilitarised zone (DMZ). This meant no German troops were allowed near the French border. The Allies were allowed to keep an army of occupation there for 15 years.
War guilt
The War Guilt clause (Clause 231) forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war. This provided the reason for punishing Germany so harshly in the treaty.
"The Allied governments affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied governments and their peoples have been subjected as a result of the war"
Resparations
Germany had to pay for the damage caused by the war. These payments were called reparations. (These were not a new idea: Germany had forced France to pay £200 million for a year-long war in 1871).
The sum was set in 1921 at £6,600 million. Germany had to pay a certain amount
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