AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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The Rhineland
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Its navy
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Its submarines
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Its army
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Its tanks
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Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty stripped Germany of 65, 000 km2 (25, 000 sq mi) of territory and 7 million people. It also required Germany to give up the gains made via the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and grant independence to the protectorates that had been established.
Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty forced Germany to surrender colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific; cede territory to other nations like France and Poland; reduce the size of its military; pay war reparations to the Allied countries; and accept guilt for the war. What were the treaty’s most controversial provisions?
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Versailles was a peace document signed between Imperial Germany and the Allied Powers on 28th June 1919. The treaty ended the state of war that had existed between Germany and the Allies from 1914 and brought World War I to an end.
Detailed explanation-4: -The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.