treaty of versailles

• The Treaty of Versailles was decided in 1919 by the USA, France, and Britain to determine how Germany should be punished for World War One
• The Treaty of Versailles included key terms such as:

  • Alsace-Lorraine given back to France
  • The German army limited to no more than 100,000 men with no aircraft or tanks
  • All colonies (land taken over in WW1) to be given to the Allies (Britain, France, USA)
  • No union with Austria
  • Reparations of £6,600 million
  • Coal, sheep, and cattle given to France
  • Only small naval ships allowed, but no submarines
• The Treaty of Versailles was very unpopular with the German people, who despised the Weimar Republic for agreeing to it and called them the ‘November Criminals’