Germany paid reparations.
Germany accepted sole responsibility for World War I.
German territory was reduced in size.
The Treaty of Versailles.
Versailles? The loss of territory, huge war reparations, limitations on the size of the military.
Definently Article 231, aka "The War Guilt Clause"
The Versailles treaty took away German territory, forced it to pay war reparations, and limited its military. Germans found the terms of the treaty insulting, particularly a section that forced Germany to admit it was the sole guilty party for the cause of World War One.
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept full responsibility for World War One, even though it only entered the war due to its alliance with Austria-Hungary. The decision was made to have the treaty be signed at Versailles so that it would symbolically undo the Treaty of Versailles that had been signed at the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. At the end of that war, France had lost and had been forced to pay reparations and give up territory to Germany, and the French desire for revenge for both the Franco-Prussian War AND World War One motivated negotiations at the 1917 peace conference.
The Treaty of Versailles.
Versailles? The loss of territory, huge war reparations, limitations on the size of the military.
Definently Article 231, aka "The War Guilt Clause"
The Versailles treaty took away German territory, forced it to pay war reparations, and limited its military. Germans found the terms of the treaty insulting, particularly a section that forced Germany to admit it was the sole guilty party for the cause of World War One.
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept full responsibility for World War One, even though it only entered the war due to its alliance with Austria-Hungary. The decision was made to have the treaty be signed at Versailles so that it would symbolically undo the Treaty of Versailles that had been signed at the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. At the end of that war, France had lost and had been forced to pay reparations and give up territory to Germany, and the French desire for revenge for both the Franco-Prussian War AND World War One motivated negotiations at the 1917 peace conference.
Romania and Greece
reperations or territory
The Ruhr, a industrial area in Germany was invaded by the French. They invaded to take reparations by force.
Germany was forced to agree to the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. These terms included accepting full responsibility for the war, paying substantial reparations, losing territory, and having severe military restrictions imposed upon them. This punitive treaty had lasting negative effects on Germany's economy, political stability, and ultimately contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and World War II.
because they helped in WWI
He wanted to gain territory from Austria-Hungary
Woodrow Wilson made this treaty to have germany to accept full responsibility and pay millions of $ in reparations. They also had to disarm compltely and give up all overseas colonies and some territory in europe. Germany had NO choice. So they signed. But it was never passed with wilson's laws. the senate had the new and"improved' version(made by Henry Cabbot lodge, an enemy of Wilson) so germany never could have disobeyed the treaty if it was never passed