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TREATY OF VERSAILLES 1919

HOW IT AFFECTED CANADA AND THE WORLD. TREATY OF VERSAILLES 1919. The Treaty 1919. Treaty between Germany and the victorious Allied nations (including Canada ) which brought the WWI to a formal close. The Armistice. Germany Surrenders 11 November, 1918

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TREATY OF VERSAILLES 1919

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  1. HOW IT AFFECTED CANADA AND THE WORLD TREATY OF VERSAILLES1919

  2. TheTreaty1919 • Treaty between Germany and the victorious Allied nations (including Canada ) which brought the WWI to a formal close

  3. TheArmistice • Germany Surrenders • 11 November, 1918 • They couldn’t maintain the war, financially, socially

  4. WhattheTreatyEntailed?

  5. WhattheTreatyEntailed? •  General Clauses • The establishment of the League of Nations • War Guilt clause - Germany to accept blame for starting the war. • Financial Clauses • Reparations - Germany was to pay for the damage caused by the war. (£6,600 million)

  6. WhattheTreatyEntailed? • Military Clauses • Army - reduced to 100,000 men, no tanks allowed • Navy - allowed 6 ships, no submarines • Air force– no air force • Rhineland – no German military personnel and weapons allowed

  7. Germanyloseslands

  8. CanadianSacrificeandDemands • Sir Robert Borden insisted Canada have the same representation as other small countries at the Conference • Canada was granted two seats at the conference

  9. CouldCanadasigntheTreaty? • Borden: insisted Canada sign Treaty separately • This was granted, despite opposition from the United States with the condition that Canada signed under the umbrella of Great Britain.

  10. ParisPeaceConference Sir Robert Borden is seated on the right in the second seat from the end of the table

  11. OutcomeofSigningtheTreatyfor Canada • The outcome of signing the Treaty: • Canada obtained separate representation in the Assembly of the League of Nations • Obtained the recognition to have representative elected to the Council of the League • Canada was actually elected to the Council of the League in 1927

  12. OutcomeoftheTreatyforFutureGenerations • The Treaty of Versailles is a direct cause of WWII • Germany was devastated, politically, economically, socially • Men like Hitler blamed the Government (whom was mostly Jewish) for disgracing the German name

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