Question

The peace treaty at Versailles with the allies was a harsh and humiliating peace. Explain the statement with any three examples.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) As a result of this treaty Germany lost its overseas colonies, a tenth of its population, 13 per cent of its territories, 75 per cent of its iron and 26 per cent of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania.

(ii)The Allied Powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power.

(iii)The War Guilt Clause held Germany responsible for the war and damages the allied countries suffered. Germany was forced to pay the compensation amounting to 6 billion.

(iv)The Allied armies also occupied the resource-rich Rhineland for much of the 1920s.

Answer 2

Answer:

• In the First World War, Germany was defeated. The peace Treaty at Versailles with the Allies was a harsh and humiliating peace.
• Germany lost its overseas colonies and also much of its territories in Europe.
• Germany lost 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France and other countries.
• The Allied Powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power. Germany was forced to pay compensation amounting to £ 6 billion.
• The Allied forces occupied the resource-rich Rhineland till the 1920s.