Treaty Of Versailles

Question 1

What were GER territorial losses

Answer 1

Alsace Lorraine to France
Colonies to League
Upper Silesia to Poland
Danzig became free territory

Question 2

Military terms

Answer 2

Army 100,000 men
Navy 6 vessels
No airforce
Ban on Anchluss

Question 3

How much did the reparations cost

Answer 3

€6.6 billion (Young plan 1929 re thought them)

Question 4

Lloyd George

Answer 4

Publically happy but thought it was too harsh - unhappy

Question 5

Clemenceau

Answer 5

Not happy wanted harsher treaty HOWEVER territory gained and money gained

Question 6

Wilson

Answer 6

Not happy - way too harsh, state refused to ratify TofV

Happy for LofN

Question 7

Fair?

Answer 7

Fair - armed restrictions weren’t as bad : GER could still maintain internal order, weapons removed meant no expansionist war, Fr was nervous eg 1870 and 1914
Double standards: G did invade F in schlieffen plan 1912; they always wanted to fight the French
Economics: they recovered in 10 years- mid 1920s europes leading producers of steel, F finished war in worse state

Question 8

Not fair?

Answer 8

Guilt: ww1 was a result of mass rearmament across Europe, the murder of Franz Ferdinand triggered alliances to declare war on each other. German civilians punished - economy destroyed and allies demanded too high reparations. Kaiser and military officers were never punished
Treaty motivated by Br and Fr greed: overseas colonies given to them, saarland controlled by F and the navy went to B