Treaty of Versailles DBQ

The following are articles from the Treaty of Versailles. It was written by the Paris Peace Conference and signed on June 28,1919

Article 160 By a date which must not be later than March 31, 1920, the German army must not comprise more than seven infantry and three divisions of cavalry. After that date the total number of effectives in the Army of the States constituting Germany must not exceed 100,000 men, including officers and establishments of depots. The Army shall be devoted exclusively to the maintenance of order within the territory and to the control of the frontiers. The total effective strength of officers, including the personnel of staffs, whatever their composition, must not exceed four thousand . . .

  1. What is the total number of German military troops allowed by Article 160 of the Treaty of Versailles?
  2. How does Article 160 define the role of the army?
  3. How does this document explain how the Treaty of Versailles helped cause WWII?

Article 232 The Allied and Associated Governments recognize that the resources of Germany are not adequate, after taking into account permanent diminutions of such resources which will result from other provisions of the present Treaty, to make complete reparation for all such loss and damage. The Allied and Associated Governments, however, require, and Germany undertakes, that she will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their property during the period of the belligerency of each as an Allied or Associated Power against German . . .

Article 233 The amount of the above damage for which compensation is to be made by Germany shall be determined by an Inter-Allied Commission . . . This Commission shall consider the claims and give to the German Government a just opportunity to be heard. The findings of the Commission as to the amount of damage defined as above shall be concluded and notified to the German Government on or before May 1, 1921, as representing the extent of that Government's obligations. .

  1. Why was Germany required to pay reparations for WWI?
  2. What could the Inter-Allied Reparations Commission do in the case that Germany fell behind or failed to make reparation payments?
  3. How does this document explain how the Treaty of Versailles helped cause WWII?