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The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement that ended World War I. It was named after Versailles Palace because that is where the treaty was signed. The treaty was divided up into four catagories: Territorial, Military, Financial, and the War Guilt Clause. The territorial part of the treaty gave German territories away to other countries. These territories consisted of:
-Alsace Lorraine (given to France)
-Eupen and Malmady (given to Belgium)
-Northern Schleswig (given to Denmark
-Hultschin (given to Czechoslovakia)
-West Prussia, Posen, and Upper Silesia
The military part of the treaty also took away from the Germans. This part of the treaty states:
-Germany's army was cut down to 100,000 men and they were not allowed to have tanks.
-Germany was not allowed an air force
-It was only allowed 6 capital naval ships and no submarines
-No German soldier or weapon was allowed in the demilitarized zone near Rhine River.
The Germans lost a lot of money from losing all of their territories, but the financial part of the treaty does not allow them to join up with Russia as a superstate in order to boost the economy.
The final part of the treaty is a list of clauses the War Guilt Clause. These clauses include:
-The Germans had to admit full guilt for starting the war
-The Germans had to pay reparations to France and Belgium for the damages.
-The League of Nations was set up to keep world peace.
Looks like Germany ended up being the anvil instead of the hammer.
