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Established the nine new nations, and shifted the boundaries of the other existing nations. It also carved out five areas into the Ottoman Empire and gave them to France and Great Britain as mandates, or temporary colonies. It also contained a war-guilt clause for Germany
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World War I concluded with this vengeful document, which secured peace but imposed sharp terms on Germany and created a territorial mandate system to manage former colonies of the world powers. To Woodrow Wilson's chagrin, it incorporated very few of his original Fourteen Points, although it did include the League of Nations that Wilson had long sought. Isolationists in the United States, deeply opposed to the League, led the opposition to the Treaty, which was never ratified by the Senate.
Curtis Strite
Established nine new nations (Poland. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia) & shifted the boundaries of other nations
Curtis Strite
Established nine new nations, shifted boundaries of nations, guilt War clause against Germany, and ended war against Germany (WWI)
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well. i assume you are going to mention the treaty as the cause of the WW2, as it did in a way open the way for Hitler to power.
The treaty limited the German army to 100,000 men (unbelievably small number for a great power) and only 6 battleships without any submarines or air force (later Britain introduced a separate agreement allowed Germany to increase its navy up to 35% of the size of Britain's Grand Fleet). Germany lost all the colonies gained during Weltpolitik, they were became League of Nation's mandates run by Britain and France. Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria and lost Danzig, Alsace-Lorraine, which Germany captured off France earlier. Upper Silesia was divided between Germany and Poland according to the results of a referendum organized by the League. Germany also lost the Saar land, which was to be run by the League for 15 years and then a referendum was to be held (when it was, people chose to join Hitler's Germany). This all was "unfair", because Germans were effectively denied self-determination, which other European nations enjoyed (according to Germans themselves).
The Treaty also put the blame for starting WW1 on Germany and it therefore had to pay reparations. Original figure was 6,600,000,000 goldmakrs, an very harsh but possible figure; this was reduced by the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan later). One must not forget that Germany enforced even harsher terms on Russia in the treaty of Brest-Litovsk, so the complaints may sound somewhat hypocritic. However, having to accept the blame really angered many Germans, as they saw the war as the result of everyone's mistakes.
Another humuiliating condition was the ban from putting Germany soldiers into the Rhineland (next to France), which made the industrial area of Ruhr very vulnerable. Overall Germany lost about 10% of its industries. American loans, however, were helpful in paying the reparations and economy had every chance to recover (which it did).
The wish to cancel the treaty's terms became dominant in German politicls until the end of the Weimar republic, with Gustav Stresemann attempting to do so by negotiations and Germany eventually going to WW2, and although the treaty was just one of the causes, it did play an important role.
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What document ended world war 1 and severely punished Germany?
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Why is the Treaty of Versailles called the Treaty of Versailles?
It was drawn up and signed in the Palace of Versailes, France.
When the treaty of Versailles?
I believe that the treaty of Versailles took place in 1919
How is the Holocuast related to the treaty of Versailles?
The Holocaust is not related to the Treaty of Versailles.
When was the Treaty of Versailles begin?
the treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, after the was ended in 1918.
What was the peace settlement of World War 1?
Treaty of Versailles
Where did the Treaty of Versailles take place?
The Treaty of Versailles is peace treaty that ended war between Germany and Allied powers and the treaty was signed on 28 June 1919,but it took six months of negotiations and at Paris Peace Conference the treaty was concluded and registered by the Secretariat of the League of Nations on 21 October 1919 and it signed in the palace of versailles.
When and where did Treaty of Versailles take place?
The Treaty of Versailles was made after WWI (28 June 1919)...in Versailles, France.
Where was the treaty signed?
the treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles. if you mean another treaty then give us a clue.... **metonymy**
What was the truce or end of fighting in world war one?
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