The 1914 and 1939 Wars that engulfed almost the entire world were known as World Wars due to their unprecedented impact and dimension. In this context, answer the following:
Mention any four terms of the Treaty of Versailles which affected Germany after World War I.
Topic: Treaty of Versailles
Answer
(1) TERRITORIAL — Germany returned Alsace and Lorraine to France, gave the Polish Corridor and Danzig to Poland and Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium, lost all her colonies, and forfeited about one-eighth of her territory. (2) MILITARY — her army was limited to 100,000 men, conscription was abolished and the General Staff dissolved; she was forbidden submarines, military aircraft and tanks, her navy was cut to six battleships, and the Rhineland was demilitarised. (3) FINANCIAL — under the WAR GUILT CLAUSE Germany was held responsible for the war and required to pay reparations, fixed in 1921 at 6,600 million pounds (about 33 billion dollars); France was given the Saar coal mines for fifteen years. (4) POLITICAL — Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria and was refused membership of the League of Nations, and the treaty was dictated to her rather than negotiated — Germans called it the DIKTAT.
Four marks, and the neatest way to earn them is to group the terms under four HEADINGS — territorial, military, financial, political. That structure makes repetition impossible and shows the full scope of the treaty. The figures distinguish a strong answer: 100,000 men, six battleships, 6,600 million pounds. Close with the consequence: the humiliation of Versailles bred the resentment Hitler exploited, so the treaty that ended one war helped cause the next.