The Treaty of Versailles consisted of three main points. These points were:
1.German loss of territory
Germany lost territory both in Europe and Africa. In Europe, Germany lost territory in the north to set up new states in Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia. Germany had annexed these states from Russia just a year earlier. German land in East Prussia, Posten and Upper Silesia was also taken away and given to Poland, giving the Poles access to the sea. The Rhineland was demilitarised as a buffer zone to stop the Germans from attacking France, and disputed land in Alsace-Lorraine was returned to France. The Saarlands and Danzig were placed under League of Nations control, with France given the right to mine coal in the Saarlands for the next fifteen years. This was to compensate for when Germany had taken over the coalfields in Northern France. German colonies were placed under League of Nations mandates.
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2.The War Guilt Clause and Reparations
Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles in which they admitted to be responsible for the war. This was article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles. This is in preparation for article 232 of the Treaty of Versailles, in which the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany should pay reparations or compensation for the damage done to the allies.
3.Disarmament
Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was to have a limited army of a hundred thousand men, and a navy of six battleships for costal defence. Germany was not permitted to have tanks, submarines, or an air force.
Germany accepted the Treaty of Versailles and complied fully with some aspects, complied partially with some aspects,