1. Germany's reaction to the treaty
   1. Germany was to lose:
      1. 10% of its land
      2. All of its overseas colonies
      3. 12.5% of its population
      4. 16% of its coalfield and iron/steel industry
   2. The government refused to sign the treaty, and sunk all of its battleships, so they where not use to anybody
   3. It looked as if war was going to break out again
   4. War guilt
      1. The Germans felt the blame should be shared
      2. They feared that the reparations would cripple them
   5. Disarmament
      1. 100,000 men was a very small army, Germany's army was a sign of their pride
   6. Territories
      1. The loss of territories was a major blow to the German pride
      2. The Saar and Upper Silesia were good industrial areas
      3. The French and British both started to take over the German colonies
   7. Eventually they had to agree to the terms and it was signed in June 1919
2. The Paris peace conference
   1. It lasted for 12 months
   2. There were treaties, and one of the main drawn up was the Treaty of Versailles
   3. Germany where not consulted or invited to the peace conference
3. The terms of the treaty
   1. BRAT
      1. A way to remember them!
   2. Blame
      1. The Germans viewed this as harsh. They had to accept the blame for the war
   3. Reparations
      1. They all eventually agreed the Germany had to pay for the damage
      2. In 1921 the figure sat at £6000 million
         1. Germany did not finish paying until 1984
   4. Army
      1. The army was limited to 100,000 men
      2. Conscription was banned, all soldiers had to be volunteers
      3. They were not allowed submarines and aircrafts
      4. They were only allowed 6 battleships
      5. The Rhineland was banned from them
   5. Territories and colonies
      1. Germany's overseas empire was taken away