was the treaty of versailles fair?

Question

Hey ppl!a british woman whose husband and youngest of 2 sons died in a war.And i need some keypoints to support that the treaty of versailles is fair.

Answer 1

It was definately not fair. It was mainly because of the treaty that caused WW2. And after the major loss of life that resulted in the first world war they just wanted to punish Germany. Hitler gave the German people back their pride(that was taken away with this treaty) and it brought all the problems of the second World War. So if a British woman lost her children during the blitz then I would say that it was not fair.

Answer 2

Fairness was not an issue with the treaty of Versailles. The treaty followed the logic of the centuries before, the logic of a permanent hatred and antagonism between Germany and France. Whoever wins a war dictates the conditions of the peace, that was common opinion. Germany was not solely responsible for the first World War, so it would not have been necessary to "punish" Germany. The first World War was a result of bad diplomacy, bad policy of alliances, and a general self-overestimation, and thinking in warlike categories after a substantial time span of peace. Germany had its share of incompetence and delusions of grandeur at that time but was far from alone in that. If the treaty had not happened and a peace built on compromise and balance had been achieved instead, German nationalism might have been in check after that, that is true. But it is a matter of speculation, of course. It is a fact that the heavy burden of reparation payments ruined Germany's economy after World War one, and the sudden disappearance of monarchy made people disoriented. Both effects were the groundwork for radicalization and the final rise of the Nazis with the resulting terror. On the other hand, who can say if people really would have learned ...

Answer 3

It was fair in the sense that it punished the governments of those nations which lost the war and rewarded the winners, but that's about as far as the fairness goes.

As has been said, the Treaty of Versailles' greatest shortcoming was that it also severely punished the citizens of the countries which ended up on the losing side. Its one thing to take territory away from the losing side and award it to the victors, but quite another to take away the liberties of the citizenry who just happened to live in those territories. Had the Treaty not imposed such severe economic restrictions on Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary the people of those nations wouldn't have had a need for someone like Hitler or Mussolini to come along.

Answer 4

No. The shortcomings of the treaty became evident in the years following the war. I think it provided just the climate Hitler and the Nazis needed to come to power in Germany.

Answer 5

it was not fair. it over emphasized the blame on germany and partially caused the great depression and WWII