Treaty of Versailles

• War guilt clause; article 231 - Germany was held solely responsible for WW1
• germany had to pay reparations to the allies (6.6 billion dollars)
• output of Saar coalfields had to go to France for 15 years
• army was limited to 100,000 men
• navy was limited to six battleships
• no submarines allowed
• Rhineland was demilitarised
• Germany lost all of its colonies
• germany lost 13% of its European territory,10% of its population was lost to France, Poland, Belgium and Denmark
• Germany lost 50% of its iron and 15% of its coal reserves