«A Farewell to Arms»

The treaty can be divided into a number of sections; territorial, military, financial and general.Quite literally, reparations would be used to pay for the damage to be repaired.Payment could be in kind or cash.The figure was not set at Versailles it was to be determined later.The Germans were told to write a blank cheque which the Allies would cash when it suited them.The figure was set at 6,600 million well beyond Germany’s ability to pay.A League of Nations was set up to keep world peace.The following land was taken away from Germany.Alsace-Lorraine (given to France).Eupen and Malmedy (given to Belgium).