What were the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 1

• * The German army was cut to 100,000 men. Only volunteers could join the army; conscription was not allowed
• * The navy could have only six battleships
• * Germany was not allowed to build any submarines, planes, or tanks
• * Germany was not allowed to keep any troops in the Rhineland (the area of Germany that bordered on France). Allied troops would be stationed there for 15 years.
• * All of Germany's colonies were taken away and given to the Allies
• * The league of nations was set up. it was designed to give countries a chance to talk over their problems rather than fight over them. the league had no armed forces of its own.
• * Germany lost land to France, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and the league of nations.
• * By a treaty in September 1919, the Austrian empire was broken up ionto independent nations. Austria was forbidden to unite with Germany.
• * In 1921 the Allies decided that Germany should pay ₤6600 million reparations in gold and goods

Answer 2

1. The German Army was limited to only 100,000 men of all ranks.
2. No large artillery pieces, tanks or aircraft were allowed for the German military.
3. Limits on German Army Reserves. Men who joined the German Army had to stay in for twelve years and officers had to stay in for twenty-five years. This meant that only a limited number of men in Germany would have military training.
4. No General Staff was allowed. The purpose of a General Staff was to plan for war. This was were Von Schlieffen had developed his plans, therefore, no General Staff equals no war plans, then no war.
5. The German Navy was limited to six cruisers, two old battleships and some smaller ships for port duties.
6. Submarines were completely forbidden. The threat of these weapons during the war caused serious problems for the Allies.
7. The Allies were to occupy the Rhineland for 15 years in an area called the "demilitarized zone." Germany was to pay for the cost of the Allied troops stationed in this area. This condition was to help limit French fears of fighting on French soil.
8. Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France. This was a sore spot for France because Bismarck had taken the provinces away after the Franco-Prussian War.
9. Parts of Germany that were occupied by Polish people were given to the new country of Poland. This was part of Wilson's Fourteen Points to create countries made up of ethnic groups, not run by foreign powers.
10. All German overseas colonies were divided up and given to France, England and in the Pacific to Japan.

Answer 3

Basically the Treaty of Versailles lamed Germany for the war, requires Germany to pay reperations, and makes Germany and other countries give up land. It was about the worse peace treaty ever since it made the conditions for World War II.

Answer 4

The originally French land of Alsace Lorraine (but taken over by Germany in 1871) was returned to France.

Germany were to take full blame of WW1 and they also had to pay a repairation fee of 6,660,000,000. (6billion, 660 million marks)

The final main condition was that the country's of Europe were to form a league which would resolve all problems in a non-violent way.

(which epic failed too)