Germany
Nazi Party
One people, One Empire, One Leader
Swastikas
Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
French State
Kingdom of Hungary
Independent State of Croatia
Kingdom of Romania
Kingdom of Bulgaria
Republic of Finland
First Slovakian State
Monchukuo
Treaty of Versailles
Germany lost land to
France
Belgium
Denmark
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany lost colonies to
Great Britain
Some land was made into new states
Estonia
Lithuania
Latvia
Enlarged Poland
Diminished Germany’s military
Reduced to 100,000 men
Not allowed tanks
Not allowed air force
Allowed only 6 naval ships
No submarines
Financial
The loss of vital industrial territory would be a severe blow to the German economy
Coal from Saar and Upper Silesia
$33 billion owed to Great Britain and France
War Guilt Clause
Take the blame for the war
Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria
League of Nations was set up to keep peace
German Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
Germany went into a depression
Angry and a slap in the face
German representatives didn’t have a choice to sign it, or another war
Stab in the Back Theory
Embarrassed
Started Nazi Party
- Blamed the “November Criminals” (The Weimar Republic) for accepting the treaty
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