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EFFECTS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES ON GERMANY

The Effects of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany
World War I was one of the bloodiest and deadliest wars of all time. Many agreed that
there were to be no more wars hence a treaty was signed. However, the contents of the
treaty were not to Germany's favour. The treaty of Versailles had a great role in
Germany's decision and desire to enter into war. 
After Germany had surrendered and WWI was at an end, many, especially France, wanted to
punish Germany. At the Paris peace conference, which the German's were not invited to ,
ideas for a treaty were presented. There were many articles, 440 to be exact, that were
included in the treaty. Germany was forced to give up all foreign businesses. Germany was
not able to have soldiers within 100 kilometers of the border. As a result they could not
defend themselves well enough. Germany's navy, army, and airforce was destroyed. Any
remaining ships and planes were blown up and/or sunk. Germany was only allowed to keep 24
ships and no submarines. They were also to limit their naval personnel to 15,000 people.
Germany was to stop inporting, exporting, and producing war related material. The German
army was reduced to 100,00 soldiers which was lower than the number of soldiers that they
had in WWI. France decided that they would take back their old land of Alsasce and
Lorraine. Germany was ordered to pay reparations for the damage that they caused in WWI.
Theses reparations were not only payed with money but also in the form of ships, trains,
livestock, and valuable resources. 
According to W.M. Jordan, these were the most important parts of the treaty of
Versailles.
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