rmans expected it to be returned to the French) was that the Saar coal fields were to be given to France for fifteen years. This was a great source of coal for the Germans and losing it meant that the Germans didn't have a supply of coal and raw materials for its industries. The Germans also had to de-militarize an area of their country called the Rhineland that was in between them and France and acted as a buffer zone. This was humiliating for the Germans as their military was not allowed in their own land. Another term of the treaty was that the Germans had to reduce the size of their army and armaments. This limited their army to 100,000 voluntary soldiers (This later was an advantage, since those 100,000 soldiers became Elite)and they had to melt down their armaments and where not allowed to have any submarines. This had the affect of making the Germans feel weak and humiliated and thirsty for revenge. This was one of the biggest reasons the Germans were annoyed and angered at the treaty of Versailles. Germany also had to pay 6.6 Billion in reparation to the winning countries; this badly affected their economy and was more money than the Germans were able to give. This eventually led to hyperinflation, but this is irrelevant to the topic at hand. This could possibly have been the point that angered the Germans the most, it made them pay for the debts of the war even though they did not start it on their own. The other point that could possibly have made the Germans angry the most, was article 231 "The Guilt Clause" which said that the Germans were responsible for the whole first world war. The Germans could not say or do anything and just had to keep quiet as they were blamed for everything. The Germans had expected better treatment from the treaty of Versailles as they expected it too be based on Wilson's 14 points. In the end only a few of the 14 points were actually included in the treaty of Versailles which annoyed the Germans...
