jan 24, 1919 - Treaty of Versailles signed
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War guilt- Article 231, Germany to blame and they must pay reparations.
Reparations- "blank cheque", in 1921 set to £6,600 million.
Armed forces- Army reduced to 100,000 , no submarines, no conscription, no armoured vehicles, 6 battle ships and no warplanes.
League of Nations- Formed as a result of ToV, Germany not invited and collective security.
Territories-
Alscace-Lorraine to france
Rhineland demilitarised.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are independent.
'Polish corridor' back to Poland.
Anschluss forbidden.
Poland gets Danzig as a port city.
Land goes to Denmark by vote.
The Saar, rich in coal, is run by the LON.
Germany loses its colonies, shared amongst Britain and France as mandates.
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