Title: Treaty of Versailles - History Crunch - History Articles, Summaries, Biographies, Resources and More
Headings: TREATY OF VERSAILLES
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
WORLD WAR I
MAJOR NATIONS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
TERMS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
IMPACTS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES

Content: Germany was forced to limit its army to 100,000 soldiers. As well, the German army was not allowed to develop any tanks. Germany was not allowed to have an air force and was limited to have no submarines and just six ships in its navy. The German was made to demilitarize its territory that bordered France to the west. ( Rhineland)
Germany was made to accept the 'War Guilt Clause' which meant that it was to accept blame for World War I.
Germany was forbidden from uniting with Austria. Germany was forbidden from joining the newly created League of Nations which sought to create peace in the world and to avoid another similar global war. Treaty of Versailles
IMPACTS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
​The Treaty of Versailles created a legacy for Germany and Europe in the years after World War I. The treaty in now viewed by many as to severe of a punishment towards Germany in the years after World War I and is often viewed as a cause of World War II and the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and fascism in Germany. More specifically, the Treaty of Versailles left a legacy that had economic and political implications. Economically, the German economy struggled to cope with the high reparations, loss of land (Saar Coal Fields), and the ongoing Great Depression of the 1930’s. As stated above, Germany was forced to pay reparations as a term of the Treaty of Versailles.