GERMAN CRITICISMS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES

1. DISARMAMENT

1.1. German army reduced to 100.000 men

1.1.1. Very unfair

1.1.2. Small army for big country

1.2. No air force, tiny navy

1.2.1. Symbol of Germna pride

1.2.2. No allies were disarmed this way

2. WAR GUILT AND REPARATIONS

2.1. Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war and therefore had to pay repartions

2.1.1. Particulary hated. Germans felt that the blame should be shared

2.1.2. Economy severely weakened

3. THE 14 POINTS AND THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

3.1. To most Germans, they will not keep this 14 points

3.1.1. Germans hived off into new countries

3.1.2. Anschluss was forbidden

3.2. Insulted for not being invited to the League

4. NON-REPRESENTATION

4.1. Germans angry for not being represented at peace talks

4.2. Forced to harsh treaty

4.3. They felt they did not lost the war

4.3.1. Should not be treated as a defeated country

5. GERMAN TERRITORIES

5.1. Germany lost a lot of territory

5.1.1. 10 % of its land in Europe

5.1.2. All of the colonies

5.1.3. 12,5 % of its population

5.1.4. 16% of its coalfields

5.1.5. Almost half of iron and steel industry