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Affect on Germany of Treaty of Versailles - Coggle Diagram
Affect on Germany of Treaty of Versailles
Territorial losses
6 million Germans were living outside of Germany's new border
Overseas colonies were taken and given to Britain, France and other places
Germany lost 13% of its land which included places in France and Poland
Military restrictions
Germany was banned from having tanks, submarines or military planes
The Rhineland was demilitarised which left Germany venerable from invasions
The army was reduced to 100,000 men and could have no conscriptions
Economic damage
Loss of industrial areas like the Saar and Upper Silesia reduced coal and steel production
Germany faced food shortages and unemployment
Reparations were set as 132 billion marks which weekend the German economy
War guilt
This was deeply resented and seen as a national humiliation
Many Germans believed it was unfair as they thought other countries were also responsible
Article 231 forced Germany to accept full blame for starting the war
Political reaction
Politicians who signed it were labelled the November criminals
This weakened support for the Weimer republic from the start
The treaty was called a Diktat as Germany had no say in its terms