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Treaty Of Versailles

Posted in Essay by GenSephyr on December 30, 2007

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Treaty Of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles aimed to preserve peace, prevent another world war and to weaken and punish the aggressors. The Treaty had territorial, military, economic and political terms.

The territorial terms were to weaken the aggressor, allow for self-determination and restore captured land. Alsace-Lorraine was transferred to France with Germans being expelled. Eupen, Morenset and Malmédy were transferred to Belgium, leading to its restoration. North Schleswig was transferred to Denmark. West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia, also known as the Polish Corridor was transferred to Poland. It cut off East Prussia from Germany, making it difficult to rule. Danzig became a free city under the League of Nations with foreign affairs under Poland. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were made independent. Memel was transferred to Lithuania. The Saar was to be under the League for 15 years. Anschluss was forbidden as self-determination not applied to losers of war. Rhineland was to be demilitarized for 15 years under Allied control.

For Germany’s colonies, Tanganyika, some parts most parts of Cameroon and some parts of Togoland were transferred to France. Most parts Some parts of Cameroon and most parts of Togoland went to Britain. Shantung and North Pacific Islands were given to…

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  1. David A. Andelman said, on December 31, 2007 at 9:50 am

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  2. Scott Hill said, on January 21, 2008 at 3:40 am

    Thanks for the essay. One thing though, most of Cameroon went to France, and a smaller part went to France. Both countries were required to report to the League of Nations and it was not clear that they would be able to keep these colonies for long into the future.

  3. GenSephyr said, on January 21, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Thanks Scott. I take it that you meant that most part of Cameroon went to France and the smaller parts went to Britain? Alright. I’ll check it out.

    It would be worth a note that both Nations were permanent members of the council at that time, and had veto powers. Thus it would seem that reporting to the league was merely a “courtesy”. The League of Nations has since been rendered obsolete largely thanks to appeasement policies of these two countries at that time.

    UPDATE: I’ve checked what Scott said and edited the essay accordingly.


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