() In this contract, in order to compensate the Allied Powers for the losses they suffered during World War I and to punish Germany, the main initiator of the war, Britain, France, the United States and other countries set harsh conditions to prevent German retaliation.
According to the provisions of the contract, Germany will return Alsace and Lorraine, which were taken from France during the Franco-Prussian War, to France; North Schleswig will be assigned to Denmark; West Prussia and part of East Prussia, Posen Province, and part of Upper Silesia will be assigned to
Returned to Poland; part of Upper Silesia was placed under Czechoslovakia; Danzig was placed under international condominium and was called Danzig
You city; cede Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium; Klaipeda to Lithuania; international hosting of the Saar coal mining area for 15 years; recognize Austria du Li and never be allowed to merge with it; recognize Luxembourg du Li; return Shandong to
Republic of China; all overseas colonies were distributed by the victorious powers.
In addition to land cession, Germany was also strictly supervised militarily. The territory on the west bank of the Rhine was occupied by the Allies for 15 years; the German army was not allowed to fortify within 50 kilometers of the east and west banks; the German army was limited to less than 100,000 people, and was not allowed to have
Heavy weapons such as tanks and artillery, and the elimination of the general staff
The establishment of the Ministry; the Navy is limited to less than 15,000 people, can only have 6 battleships with a displacement of less than 10,000 tons, 6 cruisers and 12 destroyers, and cannot own submarines; the Air Force cannot have them at all; it cannot import or export weapons, and cannot own them.
Chemical weapons, abolition of conscription.
In addition, Germany still needs to pay 226 billion marks (11.3 billion pounds) in war reparations, all of which must be paid in gold.
In the end, Kaiser Wilhelm II was convicted of war crimes, but the Kaiser was protected by the Dutch royal family in the Netherlands and was not caught until his death. Some German officials were also convicted of war crimes, and some were sentenced to death.
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After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, countries around the world had different reactions. First of all, the British were quite satisfied with the treaty, and they believed that the treaty was a bit harsh on Germany; Americans believed that the treaty was a big trouble for Europe.
Although it restricted Germany's power, it also severely
It seriously hurt the feelings of the German people, which would be a destabilizing factor for Europe in the future; in the end, the French were very dissatisfied with the treaty, believing that the treaty's punishment for the Germans was too light, and France did not receive the compensation it deserved, and even
Prime Minister Clemenceau, who signed the contract, was forced out of office in the subsequent election.
Unlike the victorious countries, as the defeated Germans, after learning the contents of the contract, their anger and humiliation quickly spread throughout Germany. At the beginning of the signing of the contract, the German Navy even scuttled all its warships in Scapa Flow.
, expressed protest against the contract, but in the face of the millions of troops of the Allied Powers, the temporarily established Weimar Republic was powerless and could only hold its nose and sign the contract.
After the contract was signed, royalists and nationalists in Germany began to question the purpose of the signing of the Weimar government, and in the following years, the Social Democrats, revolutionaries and Jews who formed the Weimar government were called "Eleven
"Moon Criminals", and accused these people of stabbing Germany in the back. This sentiment, before the Nazi government came to power, was always used by the Nazi Party as a powerful argument to slander the government.
In this four-year fierce battle, Germany and Austria used all their strength to fight against the whole world on land, sea and air around the world, and caused the enemy to suffer a casualty rate that was twice as high as their own. In order to
To defeat Germany's power and science, all the fighters in the world mobilized all their strength, with an overwhelming population, unlimited resources, and immeasurable sacrifices, and could not defeat it for 50 months.
In this war, small countries were trampled on, and a huge empire was shattered beyond recognition. When Germany was finally overwhelmed, nearly 20 million people were wiped out, and the Germans finally tasted the bitter wine they brewed.
Although the Allies won the final victory in this war, all of Europe was shattered. Although Britain increased its colonial area, its dominance of the world was weakened a lot; although the Americans spent a lot of money and young people
life, but it ensured its own interests in Europe; in this war, the South China Sea Federation, in addition to taking the opportunity to acquire a large amount of territory and population, also used the four-year war to sell a large amount of materials to both sides.
In exchange for the funds they needed, they developed into a powerful country in Asia and even the world.
After this war, the center of the world began to slowly shift from Europe to the United States and the South China Sea Federation, and the pattern of the world slowly changed.
After Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, a large number of intellectuals in Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were full of confusion and disappointment about the future of their country. They could not find a way to help their country, nor could they find a way to help their country rebuild.
With the resources to stand up, coupled with the raging influenza in Europe, many of them chose to leave their home countries and go to a new country to continue their lives.
They rarely chose the United Kingdom and France, because at this time the Germans already regarded Britain and France as their mortal enemies. A small number of people chose the United States, and most people also despised the United States for interfering in European affairs and becoming the winner in the end. They
We chose the South China Sea Federation, which was the best place in terms of environment, opportunities and emotions at the time. In any case, the Federation did not directly kill a single German in the end. It always maintained neutrality and had many conflicts with the German side.
cooperate.
In addition to these intellectuals, some German generals also chose to defect to the South China Sea Federation, because at home, what awaited them would be trials and sentences, and they had to leave their motherland and go to the Federation to temporarily avoid disaster.
In order to recruit these intellectuals and military generals, Liu Fu made full use of any resources at his disposal, from David's network to Helena's family influence, from Schneider's business partners to his personal relationship with George V, plus
The South China Sea Federation became an important partner in Europe's post-war reconstruction and epidemic control at that time. Those intellectuals and some military generals selected by the Federation were placed under various names and methods, along with their families.
They were all sent to the Federation. After passing quarantine, they could use temporary status to live in the Federation for a short period of time. If they wanted to obtain permanent residency in the Federation, they would need to join the South China Sea Federation citizenship. However, Liu Fu did not do so in this regard.
Forcibly, he believed that these people would not just want to take refuge in the Federation. They needed to work, support their families, and give their families a decent life, and the only way to exchange for these was to join the Federation.
Fu's various scientific research projects, but most of these scientific research projects are confidential in nature, and a federal nationality is the most basic requirement.
Among the large number of talents needed by the federation, Liu Fu is most interested in scientists in radio, electronics, applied mathematics, nuclear physics and dynamics. Compared with other scientific and technological talents, Liu Fu is in urgent need of these subjects.
Yes, because the federation's next step, or Liu Fu's next plan, needs the help of these scientific and technological talents to complete.
In Liu Fu's own mind, in the next ten years, the Federation must fully develop in radio communications, electronic equipment manufacturing, primary computers and nuclear weapons. In this war, the German Navy's submarines developed in just 4 years.
It was already close to the level of the federal "Big Yellow Croaker" submarine, and the aircraft of the major countries participating in the war were also
Having reached a very rapid level of development, and coupled with the surface ships, which were not the Federation’s forte in the first place, it has become increasingly difficult for the Federation to gain an overall advantage in future large-scale wars, or the advantage is already very small. Therefore, Liu
Fu must further improve the Federation's technology so that the Federation can gain greater advantages in future wars.
