The Terms of Versailles 1

Territory

An easy way to remember the TOV is to use the term ‘TRAWL’. T is for Territory: the Germans had lots of land taken off them.

Colonies

Germany's colonies in Africa were taken away and given to the League of Nations to control as ‘mandates’.
In reality, the countries that controlled them were Great Britain and France.

The Rhineland

The Rhineland - an area of land between France and Germany - was demilitarized.
This was an area that was on the border of Germany.
This gave France security that Germany wouldn’t be strong enough militarily to attack them right on their border.

The Polish Corridor

Germany was split as the Polish Corridor was given to Poland so that they could have access to sea trade.
Poland was a new country that had been created as a result of the Treaty of Versailles.

New countries

Eight new countries had been created from the Eastern Empires which included Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Due to this, some countries had German-speaking people in them.
This would later prove a motivation for Hitler to reunite all German-speaking people.

Territory

An easy way to remember the TOV is to use the term ‘TRAWL’. T is for Territory: the Germans had lots of land taken off them.

Confiscated land

13% of all German land was taken away including areas such as:
- Alsace Lorraine.
- Eupen.
- Malmedy.

Alsace Lorraine

Alsace Lorraine was given to France as it had previously been owned by the country before Germany had taken it in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War.

The Saar

The Saar (Germany’s industrial area) was given to France as an insurance policy to make sure that they would promise to pay the reparations to France.
Then after 15 years, the people would be given the vote whether to return to Germany or not.

Anschluss

Germany had united with Austria in an alliance during the First World War.
One of the terms of the Treaty was that Germany wasn’t allowed to ever unite with Austria (Anschluss) again.

German citizens

After the creation of new countries and the removal of German land, a total of 6 million German people were no longer living on German soil.
In total, 13% of all German land was taken away.

1Key Topics

1.1Conflict & Cooperation 1918-1939

1.1.1The Treaty of Versailles

1.1.2The Terms of Versailles 1

1.1.3The Terms of Versailles 2

1.1.4Versailles & the League of Nations

1.1.5LoN Successes & Failures

1.1.6LoN Failure - Upper Silesia

1.1.7LoN Failure - Corfu & Washington

1.1.8End of Topic Test - Treaties and Agreements

1.1.9The Great Depression

1.1.10Tension in Europe in the 1930s

1.1.11WWII & Failure of the League of Nations

1.1.12End of Topic Test - Tension in the 1930s

1.1.13Grade 9 - Conflict & Cooperation

1.2The Cold War 1945-c.1989

1.2.1Emerging US-Soviet Rivalry

1.2.2Communism in the 20th Century

1.2.3The Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan

1.2.4East-West Alliances

1.2.5Berlin Crises

1.2.6The End of the Berlin Wall

1.2.7End of Topic Test - East & West

1.2.8Build-up to the Cuban Missile Crisis

1.2.9The Cuban Missile Crisis

1.2.10Cold War Conflict - Vietnam

1.2.11Cold War Conflict - Afghanistan

1.2.12End of Topic Test - The Cold War 1945-1989

1.2.13Grade 9 - The Cold War

1.3From the End of the Cold War to 9/11

1.3.1Reagan & Gorbachev

1.3.2Consequences of the Soviet War in Afghanistan

1.3.3End of Topic Test - End of the Cold War to 9/11

1.3.4Grade 9 - The End of the Cold War

2Changing Interpretations

2.1Changing Interpretations

2.1.1Appeasement

2.1.2The Responsibility for Cold War Tensions

2.1.3End of Topic Test - Appeasement

2.1.4Grade 9 - Changing Interpretations

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