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| Primary Source Document |
| Category: |
Politics |
Sub-category: |
Treaty of Versailles |
| Title: |
Treaty of Versailles -- Summaries of Specific Articles |
| Description: |
80. Germany will respect the independence of Austria.
81. Germany recognizes the complete independence of Czechoslovakia.
87. Germany recognizes the complete independence of Poland.
119. Germany surrenders all her rights and titles over her overseas countries.
159. The German military forces shall be demobilized and reduced not to exceed 100,000 men.
181. The German navy must not exceed 6 battleships, 6 light cruisers, 12 destroyers, and 12 torpedo boats. No submarines are to be included.
198. The Armed Forces of Germany must not include any military or naval air forces. (for a table showing limits on German rearmament, click here.)
231. Germany and her Allies accept the responsibility for causing all the loss and damage to the Allied Powers.
233. Germany will pay for all damages done to the civilian population and property of the Allied Governments. [The figure was later set at $33 billion].
428. To guarantee the execution of the Treaty, the German territory situated to the west of the Rhine River will be occupied by Allied troops for fifteen years.
431. The occupation forces will be withdrawn as soon as Germany complies with the Treaty.
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| Connections Questions for the Classroom: |
- What does the word vindictive mean? Was the Treaty of Versailles vindictive?
- In small groups, evaluate the Treaty of Versailles. What criteria did your
group use to make its evaluation? What criteria did the victors use? The
Germans? What similarities do you notice? What differences seem most
striking?
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