There were many territorial changes to Germany after the war due to the treaty of Versailles. The most relevant one was the decision to give Poland a coastline, the Polish Corridor. This was a piece of land running through the center of Germany, splitting it in two. By seperating the rest of Germany from East Prussia, Germany was severely weakened. East Prussia had been a source of great revenue and the political elite for Germany. This humiliated, weakened and angered the Germans. Getting the land back was going to be a source of national pride for a long time.
2007-02-10 13:56:25
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answered by Anonymous
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The Treaty of Versailles (1919) was the peace treaty which officially ended World War I between the Allied and Central Powers and the German Empire. After six months of negotiations, which took place at the Paris Peace Conference, the treaty was signed as a follow-up to the armistice signed in November 11, 1918 in the Compiègne Forest (which had put an end to the actual fighting). Although there were many provisions in the treaty, one of the more important and recognized provisions required Germany to accept full responsibility for causing the war and, under the terms of articles 231-248, make reparations to certain countries that had formed the Allies.
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The treaty had provided for the creation of the League of Nations, a major goal of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The League of Nations was intended to arbitrate international disputes and thereby avoid future wars. Only three of Wilson's Fourteen Points were realized, since Wilson was compelled to compromise with Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Orlando on some points in exchange for retaining approval of Wilson's "fourteenth point," the League of Nations.
The common view is that France's Clemenceau was the most vigorous in his pursuit of revenge against Germany, the Western Front of the war having been fought chiefly on French soil. This treaty was felt to be unreasonable at the time because it was a peace dictated by the victors that put the full blame for the war on Germany. Many modern historians, however, argue that was an over-simplification.
Besides the loss of the German colonial empire the territories Germany lost were:
The Prussian provinces Posen and West Prussia, which Prussia had annexed in Partitions of Poland (1772-1795), were returned to the reborn Poland. This territory had already been liberated by local Polish population during the Great Poland Uprising of 1918-1919 (area 53 800 km², 4,224,000 inhabitants (1931), including 510 km² and 26,000 inhabitants from Upper Silesia).
2007-02-10 13:59:59
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answered by Randomblina >^..^< 3
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answered by ? 4
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2007-02-10 14:00:36
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answered by cheergal4 3
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http://ie.encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Treaty%20of%20Versailles
2007-02-10 13:55:35
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answered by Magic Guy 3
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