jun 28, 1919 - Treaty of Versailles signed
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Effects:Article 231 forced Germany to accept blame for the war, which angered the Germans and caused the creation of Dolchstoss. National humiliation.
Germany lost 13% of its land and 12% of its population
Hyperinflation - the reparations payment of £6.6 billion strained Germany's post-war economy, leading to hyperinflation - Loaf of bread cost 200 billion marks by November 1923.
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Date:
jun 28, 1919
Now
~ 106 years ago