- War Guilt Clause (Article 231): Germany and Central powers had to accept full blame for causing destruction in the war and initiating the conflict
- Disarmament: Restrictions weakened Germany's military might and threat of retaliating and causinng war
- Germany army restricted to 100,000 soldiers
- No conscription
- No tanks, armoured vehicles, or armoured artillery
- No military or naval air force
- Navy restricted to 6 battleships, 12 destroyers, 6 light cruisers, 12 torpedo boats, and 0 submarines
- The Rhineland was to be demilitarised, with no occupation of German troops and allowed occupation of Allied supervisation for 15 years.
- Territory Loss
- All German colonies in Africa and Far East transferred to Britain, France, and Japan (mostly to Britain and France)
- Alsace Lorraine to France
- Eupen, Malmedy, and Moresnet to Belgium
- North Schleswig to Denmark
- West Prussia, Posen, and parts of upper Silesia to Poland
- Hultschin to Czechoslovakia
- Saar Basin supervised by League of Nations for 15 years, in which a vote determining soverignty would be held at the end of this term. Profits of coal mines went to France
- Memel to Lithuania
- Danzig became a Free City supervised by League of Nations, ahd Poland could use the port for trade
- Treaty of Brest-Litovsk cancelled, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania became independent
- Anschluss, union of Germany and Austria was illegal
- Germany had to accept terms of League of Nations despite being denied membership
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