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The terms of the Treaty of
Versailles
‘None ofthe Big Thre was happy wth he eventual tems ofthe Treaty After montis of negotiation, each
ofthem had to compromise on some oftheir aims, otherwise there Would never have been a treaty.
‘The main terms can be divided int ive areas.
‘This clause was simple but was seen bythe Germans as extremely harsh. Germany had to accept
the blame for staring the war
“The major powers agreed, without consulting Germany that Germany had o pay reparations to
te Ales fo the damage caused by the wa. The exact igure was nt agreed un 1921 when it
asset at $6 00 million ~ an enormous igure. Ith terms ofthe payments had not ater been
changed under the Young Plan in 1929 (se page 736), Germany woold not have fished paying
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4) Germany's Buropean borders were very extensive and the section dealing wth German
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former aly Austria,
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Map showing the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the borders of Europe.