Describe what happened to Germany after its defeat in the First World War.
World War I, ended with the Allies defeating Germany and the Central powers in November 1918.
The Peace Treaty at Versailles with the Allies was a harsh and humiliating treaty. Germany lost its overseas colonies, a tenth of its population, 13 per cent of its territories, 75 per cent of its iron and 26 per cent of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania.
The Allied Powers demilitarised Germany to weaken its power. Germany was forced to pay compensation amounting to 6 billion.
