2.1.3 Impact of the Treaty of Versailles

• Impact of the Treaty of Versailles:

  1. Blame
  2. Army (reduced to 100,000 men)
  3. Reparations (132,000 million gold marks)
  4. Territory (all colonies given away)
• Resentment of Treaty of Versailles:

  1. No German land had been invaded during the war, so it was unfair for Germany to have to surrender so much territory
  2. The German Empire received widespread support from conservatives, nationalists and socialists
  3. Reparations were unjust as Britain, France and Russia were also responsible for starting the war
  4. Disarmament was a national humiliation and unfair to the soldiers who had fought for their country