The Treaty of Versailles: June 1919

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  • The reduction of the German army to 100,000 men, the War Guilt Clause & vast reparations set at £6.6 billion by the Allies unitedGermans culturally, regardless of political divisions, in a shared sense of outrage and victimhood at the harsh diktat imposed upon them. The loss of 10% of German land & 12.5% of the population divided Germany territorially & made German speakers minorities in other countries