Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, French Premier Georges Clemenceau & U.S. President Woodrow Wilson meeting at Wilson's Paris home prior to the signing of the Versailles Treaty.

Territorial:

  • Alsace-Lorraine returned to France.
  • Eupen-Malmedy ceded to Belgium.
  • North Schleswig to Denmark.
  • Saar Basin under League of Nations control, coal to France.
  • Polish Corridor created, Danzig a free city.
  • German colonies divided among Allies.

Military:

  • Army limited to 100,000 troops.
  • No conscription.
  • Navy restricted to six battleships, no submarines.
  • No air force.
  • Demilitarization of the Rhineland.

War Guilt Clause:

  • Article 231: Germany accepted responsibility for causing the war.
  • Basis for reparations, demanding Germany compensate Allied nations for damages.

The harsh terms aimed to weaken Germany militarily and economically while addressing territorial disputes.

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