Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards
(16 cards)
When was the treaty of Versailles put in place?
28/06/1919
28th June 1919
The 7 things the treaty of Versailles implemented
- Territory
- War guilt
- Reparations
- Disarmament
- Rhineland
- Saarland
- Other
1/7 Territory
•lost 13% of land
eg. Polish Corridor and Alsace Lorraine
-clear since the peace note. Shouldn’t be a shock
•lost mines
Eg. Saarlands
Eg. 75% iron ore
2/7 war guilt
Article 231 - war guilt clause
Admission to losing the war
-reduce reparations
3/7 reparations
6.6 billion
Payments in coal possible
-but Saar (coal mines) owned by LoN
4/7 disarmament
Allowed
100,000 army
15,000 navy
No tanks/aircraft/submarines
6 battleships
Rhineland demilitarised
5/7 Rhineland
•Demilitarised
•Unfair - always been German land
Boarders France - Clemenceau wanted Rhineland independent (failed). German got better deal
•British troops to ensure
6/7 Saarland
Under LoN for 15 years
Coal mines - france now exploit by using Germans to supply free coal
7/7 other
-Austria can’t unite with Germany
-Germany can’t join LoN
Why did Scheidermann resign during the ToV?
Diktat - forced peace by TOV
Couldn’t handle demands
Historian/economist John Maynard Keynes on TOV
‘political unwisdom’
Too much money
2Billion safe amount
Diktat leaves hatred
Historian Peukert on TOV
Reparations manageable
2% Germany’s gross national input
TOV
Thoughts / reaction from left
•policy of fulfilment - should sign now and negotiate later to show compliance
TOV
Thoughts / reaction from centre
•TOV turned centre supporters of Weimar against Weimar
-Betrayed
TOV
Thoughts / reaction from right
•betrayed from November criminals
-wanted Kaiser back
TOV Issues / Implications
•Chancellor Joseph Wirth signed reparations - Diktat
•1922 reparations so bad postponed jan/Feb instalments
-later July instalments
•asked for 500mil mark loan and 3-4 break. Not granted by French
