How did the Treaty of Versailles fail on a political and economic level?

Answer 1

Well, I am not knowledgeable about all of its stipulations, but in general what I have understood is that the victorious powers were extremely harsh in the restrictions and penance placed upon Germany.

The worst of these burdens were the enormous reparations demanded, which bankrupted the country's economy already destroyed by the war; of lesser, but still important, consequence was the humiliation and despair created in the German people, which limited their commerce, military, navy, etc. After 10 years of struggling the world wide depression hit Germany harder than most countries, since it had been in an economic decline for years before.

All of these things created an environment that allowed the growth of the intense hopelessness that preceded and encouraged the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party.

Answer 2

Because of the harshness of the economic burdens placed on Germany, they went kaput and inflation skyrocketed beyond belief. This laid the foundation for World War Two because of Germany's bitter resentment of the terms.

Answer 3

It failed because it wasn't enforced. Germany was allowed to rebuild its air force. its army [which had been limited to 100,000] was built up; and england and france did not get one DM (after 1936)of the riperations that was negotiated..

Europe did NOTHING to stop Hitler. virtually all of his actions were diametrically opposed to the statutes of the T.V.

Answer 4

politically because it led to German resentment of the entire rest of europe

economically because it put Germany's economy in the crapper, leading to, again, resentment of the powers that put them in the crapper.

Answer 5

it failed by having leaders in the US that don't care about torturing as long as it could prevent terrorism