Yes, I am an idiot..................?

Can someone explain the Treaty of Versailles to me in a condensed form, if that's possible......



The Treaty of Versailles ended WW1 between the Western Allies and the Central Powers.


The Central Powers were punished by having their empires dismembered; territory either went to form new,independent states (for example Poland),or was divided up between the victorious Allies.


Germany was further punished by having to pay reparations ($6 billion) for damage they caused during the war,handing over their navy to Britain,having their army reduced to 100,000 men with no tanks, no airforce, and no submarines or major warships for the navy.They also had to admit full responsibility for causing the war.


The Treaty also set up the League of Nations, an international organization designed to prevent future wars through diplomacy and arbitration.


There were 2 main problems with the Treaty. Firstly, it punished Germany too much - eventually, Germany was bound to recover and want to reverse most of the terms of the Treaty.Secondly, France and Britain decided all the terms of Treaty, ignoring genuine concerns of even their allies, which these allies found very annoying; this would cause problems later.




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WW I Fin.




It was formal agreement to end a war. Too condensed?