terms of the Treaty of Versailles

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Sumaya Farah

Cards (4)

  • BLAME:
    > Article 231 declared that Germany was responsible for the war and all of the damage caused by it. This was known as the war guilt clause. As a result, Germany was not allowed to join the League of Nations.
  • REPARATIONS
    > Germany were required to pay reparations (compensation) of £6.6 billion, mostly to France and Belgium.
  • ARMY
    > The German army was restricted to only 100,000 men. They were not allowed to have tanks, an air force, or any submarines.
  • TERRITORY
    > Germany lost huge amounts of their land, including all of their overseas colonies which were given to Britain and France. The land of Alsace-Lorraine was also given to France.