Treaty of
Versailles –
What effect did the Treaty of Versailles itself
The Impact have on Germany’s condition following WW1?
ECONOMIC & SOCIAL
The nature of the 1. War Guilt
treaty caused anger 2. Meat consumption dropped
s of land
and a loss of pride: • 98% from pre-war levels
• Military litary restrictions
The army was resicted to Agricultural production
dropped 16%
100.000 men
with other restrictions
also taking effect:
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Germany lost 13% 68% of 26% of coal
of its land in the treaty, zinc ore 48% of iron resources
ore lost
including 12% of The newly formed socialist possessed lost
its population government was blamed
– and branded the
These grievances
caused political NOVEMBER
The Deutsche Mark lost
allegiances to be CRIMINALS 75% of its value during
polarized following WW1. It was after the war,
the war: however, when hyperinflation
began
Cost of a loaf of breath Sept 1922- 163 0 Marks
Some supported Nov 1923 – 200,000,000,000
the right wing D Marks
some supported (Fatherland Party)
the left wing
(USPD) 1916 111111
Both attempted revolutions:
1918 41411141 1111141
Jan 1919 Sparticist
Uprising
50.000 deaths to starvation or hypothermia
. Mar 1920 Kapp Putch