Treaty of Versailles: Summary
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The Treaty of Versailles It was one of the five peace treaties that were signed to endorse ended the conflict of World War I. This in particular was the tax on the German empire considered as the cause of having started the Great War. Signed on June 28, 1919 at the Palace of Versailles, hence its name, specifically in the Gallery of Mirrors, was drawn up mainly in the interests of the powers victors. Next in this lesson from a PROFESSOR we will show you what would be the consequences that Germany had to pay for this event. Keep reading and discover a summary of the Treaty of Versailles, the document that was key to developing the feeling of German rejection towards the rest of Europe.
Index
- Territorial clauses in the Treaty of Versailles
- Military clauses in the Treaty of Versailles
- Economic clauses
- Conclusion to the Treaty of Versailles
Territorial clauses in the Treaty of Versailles.
We start this summary of the Treaty of Versailles
speaking of the territorial aspects that occurred after this pact. The signing of the treaty will caused Germany great losses territorial in favor of France to which the territories of Alsace and Lorraine were returned; the Saarland region that was for 15 years administered by the League of Nations under the control of France; Eupen and Malmedy as well as Moresnet were ceded to Belgium.As regards the eastern part, Silesia and East Prussia had to cede to Poland; Danzing and Memel were established as autonomous city-states under the control of the League of Nations and Poland; any kind of union with Austria (the Anschluss) was forbidden; the Niemen river basin was placed under the tutelage of Lithuania; the Togoland and Cameroon colonies were divided between France and the United Kingdom; German East Africa became part of the majority of the United Kingdom, with the exception of Rwanda and Burundi, which remained in the hands of Australia and the port of Kionga, which was returned to Portugal.
As regards German New Guinea, it also became part of the United Kingdom as well as the Polynesian islands that were divided between the United Kingdom and Japan. Finally, the Ottoman Empire was reduced to the current territory of the Republic of Turkey, occupying only Anatolia and the region of Thrace and the territories of Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Syria that were divided between France and the United Kingdom, while all territories that were part of the Arabian peninsula were proclaimed states independent.
In this other lesson from a PROFESSOR we will discover how it was Europe after the First World War.
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Military clauses in the Treaty of Versailles.
We continue with this summary of the Treaty of Versailles speaking of the military aspect of said treaty. The first thing that was imposed on the German empire after its signing in the Treaty of Versailles was the delivery of all the war material as well as the fleet, it was also forced to reduce the german army that during the Great War it had more than 100,000 men.
The manufacture of weapons material as well as tanks and submarines was also prohibited; and as regards aviation, the use of the German air force (Luftwaffe) was prohibited.
Economic clauses.
Between the economic consequences It was found that Germany had to make an annual delivery of 44 million tons of coal, half of the chemical production and pharmaceutical company that produced, more than 350,000 head of cattle, all of the interoceanic ones... and so on for five years in a row.
Likewise, he ended up expropriating German private properties in the colonies and lost territories. Finally, one of the hardest financial clauses was imposed on him and it was the payment of 132 million German gold marks, something that was considered excessive because it meant paying more than the German reserves in their entirety could count.
In this other lesson from a TEACHER we will discover the Hitler's rise to power since the Treaty of Versailles was one of the key elements of German sentiment.
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Conclusion to the Treaty of Versailles.
Each and every one of the previous clauses were the consequences of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that was the subject of great criticism, especially in Germany where it caused humiliation and stupor among the citizens.
This further contributed to the fall of the republican Weimar regime and the Hitler's rise to power in the year 1933 as Führer of the Third Reich, which did not tire of denouncing the degrading treatment that the German empire had received, indeed it was the causing the start of the Second World War.
There were so many compensation that Germany had to pay that for a long time its economy I was burdened and unable to meet all the payments that ended in a quick hyperinflation. Germany paid off the war reparations in full in 2010.
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