... the Treaty Of Versailles. The Treaty Of Versailles, a peace treaty with the allies, meant harsh terms for Weimar; compulsory military service was to be abolished, the army was to be reduced from 600 000 to 100 000, naval personnel not to exceed 15 000, a limit if twenty-four naval ships with no submarines, all military and naval aviation to be abandoned and all importation, exportation and production or war materials was to be stopped - thus resulting in Weimar having insufficient resources to keep order and defence and left many soldiers unemployed. Weimar had no control over her situation. She was ordered to provide all countries that sustained damages from the allies during the war with compensation, both financially and in the form of trade goods. This, along with the loss of many German colonies, meaning the loss of many economic regions had a severe negative effect on Weimar ...

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