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Question

What were some ways the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany?

Answer 1

On April 29, the German delegation under the leadership of the foreign minister Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau arrived in Versailles. On May 7, the anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, the Germans finally received the peace conditions. Terms imposed by the treaty on Germany included partitioning a certain amount of its own territory to a number of surrounding countries, being stripped of all of its overseas colonies, particularly those in Africa, and its ability to make war again was limited by restrictions on the size of its military. Because Germany was not allowed to take part in the negotiations, the German government issued a protest to what it considered to be unfair demands, and soon afterwards withdrew from the proceedings. On June 20 a new government under chancellor Gustav Bauer was installed in Germany after Philipp Scheidemann resigned. Germany finally agreed to the conditions with 237 vs. 138 votes on June 23.

On June 28, 1919[1]the new German foreign minister Hermann Müller and the minister of transport Johannes Bell agreed to sign the treaty, and it was ratified by the League of Nations on January 10, 1920. In Germany, the treaty caused shock and humiliation that contributed to the collapse of the Weimar Republic in 1933, particularly because many Germans did not believe that they should accept the sole responsibility of Imperial Germany and its allies for starting the war.

The "Big Three"[2] that negotiated the treaty consisted of Prime Minister David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America. The Prime Minister of Italy, Vittorio Orlando, played a minor part in the discussions. Germany was not invited to France to discuss the treaty. At Versailles, it was difficult to decide on a common position because their aims conflicted with one another. The result was an "unhappy compromise".[

You could argue that Germany's displeasure over the treaty helped Hitler get to power because he talked about the misjustice against Germany and how Germany should be more of a powerful nation. Because Germans were suffering economically and politically from the treaty they were mad and thought it was unjust. Hitler did have this little thing about hating Jews, but Germans overlooked it because his message was that Germany should not suffer and should be a powerful nation.

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Answer 2

Germany was no longer permitted to have a navy, overseas territory and limited trade... all this was unfair because Germany had nothing to do with the war's beginning but they also had to wthhold the blaim for the war, and pay off all the war dedt. this treaty is essential to world war two.

Answer 3

this is a very broad topic. You could write pages on this subject, so he it is as quick as possible.

Germany had to pay war reparations to both France, and Britain.
German was forced to shrink the size of its Army permanently.
Germany could no longer use submarines, battleships, and
severely limited the number of planes.
German also lost lands around France, and Poland.

This put Germany into a economic downward spiral. Their economy tanked, and money was worthless; due to over production.

Answer 4

Their economy was ruined, inflation was sky high.

They were forced to pay the allies for the war.

Loss of land for Germany.

Answer 5

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