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Germany after WW1
Was Germany treated any worse than the other nations?
Term | Definition |
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Territory (T) | to lose 10% of its land, 12.5% of the pop., 16% of coalfields, 50% of its iron and steel industry |
Reparations (R) | big 3 agreed without consulting Germany, 6600 million pounds, changed by Young Plan in 1929 (reduced rep. to 75%, given 59 years to pay), would not have finished paying the bill till 1984 |
Armament (A) | German army reduced to 100,000 men, no submarines, Rhineland=DMZ, occupied by Allies:15 years. trade of weapons=banned. No conscription. No armoured cars or tanks. AIRFORCE: none. Six warships only (not over 10,000 tonnes) |
War Guilt (W) | Victimised and used as the scapegoat |
League of Nations (L) | Not allowed to join until 1926 |
U | unrepresented |
N | not allowed to join LoN till 1926 |
F | forced to accept terms –diktat |
A | angry with reduction in armed forces |
I | injustice –war guilt |
R | reparations set too high |