Article 235 Germany shall pay in such installments and in such
manner (whether in gold, commodities, ships, securities or
otherwise) as the Reparation Commission may fix, during
1919, 1920 and the first four months of 1921, the
equivalent of 20,000,000,000 gold marks. Out of this sum
the expenses of the armies of occupation subsequent to
the Armistice of November 11, 1918, shall first be met.
- Treaty of Versailles
What were the consequences of this provision?
O A. Germany had help from other nations in constructing its foreign
policy.
B. Germany was heavily indebted to the victor nations of the war.
C. Germany was able to industrialize far more quickly than it could
before the war.
O D. Germany felt respected as an equal member of the League of
Nations.