Causes Of The Treaty Of Versaille

The massive amounts of reparations had to be payed by the Germans according to the Dawes plan. This plunged Germany into an economic crisis. As a result the German government had lost all it’s power. Thus the vulnerability of the nation will leave Adolf hitler a large place in government to fill in so he can bring Germany back onto it’s feet. Additionally the main cause of the compromise which is considered to be the conflict is that the Treaty was written to begin with. This caused a massive amount of humiliation to the Germans and this will leave them to believe that Hitler will bring germany back onto it’s feet.

The treaty humiliated the Germans. The war-guilt clause forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for World War I. And although the German military had played a major role in igniting the war, other countries in Europe had been guilty of provoking political crises before the war too.

Germany’s loss of territory was a major cause of the war. In document A the map referencing German territorial losses depicts the land lost after World War I. The Germans were forced to return Alsace-Lorraine back to France, the Polish Corridor was given to Poland and Danzig became a free city. Germany lost their territory along with the resources within the area such as coal and iron. Because of their loss in resources, their economy continued to decline as their reparations remained unpaid. In addition, in document A, Adolf

The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany for the losses France experienced in World War I. The treaty required Germany to pay for these losses. Germany was required to pay France 132 billion marks in reparations. This fine was excessive in order to show that Germany was weak and to further weaken the German government. This caused inflation. The German government inflated the amount of money so much that it became so worthless that people used

The Treaty of Versailles was a truly cruel document and expressed a large dislike for Germany. The document had a myriad of demands and if they weren 't met, then extortion was used to achieve goals. The treaty caused many hardships such as limiting the army down to almost nothing, stopped the building of large ships and took away submarines completely. Also, Great Britain and France collected money for all the damage the war had caused. To pay its war debts the country borrowed money from America, but soon after it stopped when the Great Depression began.2 In result, Germany had it 's very depression that was so severe the money ended up having almost little to no worth.

And to top it all off, these countries were allied with France, who had the largest military. Feeling threatened, and unsettled because of the treaty, they wanted to grow their military once again, causing them to revolt and fight again in World War

The Treaty of Versaille causes the loss of German territory. The Germans lost the Polish Corridor, Lorraine and Alsace, Parts of East Prussia and the area near Denmark (Doc A). The loss of this territory infuriates Germany, for much of the land taken from them contains many valuable resources. In losing their territory Germany gave up the critical

One reason why the Treaty of Versailles was unsuccessful in maintaining peace in Europe was due to the power it granted to the Allied Nations. As a result of the war, the colonial territories belonging to the Central powers were taken away as reparations to the Allies. Thus, all German and Turkish colonies were taken away from and subsequently placed under the control of the Allied Powers. These colonies were significant in the Treaty of Versailles’ inability to sustain peace in Europe because the Allied powers’ economy saw a massive influx as a result of the raw materials of the colonies. This contributed to further discord beyond the Treaty of Versailles, as the German and Turkish people envied the profitability of the colonies under Allied control and felt entitled to these profits. Furthermore, another reason the Treaty of Versailles was unsuccessful was due to the lack of sanctions it placed on the Allies themselves. While the Treaty was careful to act with severity against the Central Powers, especially Germany, on the other hand, the Treaty failed to set preventative measures in place against the Allies to limit the severity with which the Allies could pursue reparations. As a result of the lacking preventative measures, France was extremely aggressive in seeking reparations, so much so in fact, future agreements such as the Dawes Plan in 1924 and the Young Plan in 1929, which sought to roll back the aggressiveness with which the Allies sought reparation payments.

How significant was the Treaty of Versailles to Germany? This is the question that has been posed to us for our first analytical history essay. I will go into depth about my opinions on both the long-term and short-term effects of the Treaty of Versailles. I believe that the Treaty had a powerful impact on Germany- it practically ruined their economy, and gave the Germans all the more reason to hate the Allies, eventually contributing to the beginning of World War 2. Although the Allies had a right to demand certain things from Germany (as they were the instigators of the war), they should have been more lenient and taken Germany’s poor economic situation into account. The war was a mistake on the part of the German government, but it was the people who payed the price. I have taken into account Germany’s loss of territory, the war guilt, the economical effects of the Treaty, and the armaments and discussed them in this essay.

Germany started to print more money and it led to a hyper inflation. The inflation affected middle class people and they lost all their savings. The inflaton shows that the government was weak and could not demand with the situation. This was an important factor which teaches that Germnay needed a strong leader who disagreed with the treaty and would abolish it. Adolf Hitler was a goof leader who commanded respect.

The primary goal of the allies was to create a perpetual peace through the balance of powers. Therefore, there would not be an outbreak of another Great War. However, this proved to be a failure because it led to economic failures in Germany. The resources Germany obtained from the territories lost, were essential to Germany’s industrial economy As a result, Germany faced another burden that affected the decrease of production due to the loss of resources. The treaty lacked any provisions to rehabilitate the economy of

Although the loss of territory had impacted Germany physically, and became perhaps the driving force behind the Nazi imperialistic policies, it was perhaps the least damaging restriction to the economy from the treaty, especially since many of the areas were poor agricultural fringe areas who had a different ethnic culture to that of the Germans. Another implication of the Treaty of Versailles was the disarmament of the German forces, being cut down to a force of only one hundred thousand men, and crippling the German military industry. As well the Allies were to occupy the left bank of the Rhine River, a site of industry for the Germany military. Perhaps the most damaging to the German economy were the reparations which the Allies forced upon Germany. The Allies demanded that Germany repay most, if not all of the $150.5 billion that they calculated the war cost. There were other significant features of the treaty designed to make Germany unable to compete on the international market such as not being allowed to impose tariffs on the Allied goods until 1925, and the transfer of German patents to the Allied forces. After the war the Germany economy had been crippled, and was slow to recover. Essentially recovery came when the restrictions on Germany had been ignored.

Germany was indeed not happy with the treaty of Versailles, a treaty signed in June, 28, 1919, of which 414 punishments to Germany are containing in its total 440 clauses. Among them, major pieces were taken to divide German’s boundaries and assign an unfavorable effect for Germany to pay reparations. According to the 119th article, it showed its territorial aspect by saying that “All Germany's colonies taken and given to France and Britain as 'mandates'”. Also, we can see its economic aspect from the 232nd article that “Germany would have to pay reparations, to be decided later - eventually set at 132 billion gold marks.” Most significant though is that the 231st article had said------“Germany was responsible for causing all the loss and damage caused by the war.”, and this truly led to a long period difficult for German people to

This Treaty however required Germany to accept the responsibility for Germany and Allied Nations for the damage caused during the war. This treaty forced Germany to disarm their army, make territorial concessions, and pay debt to leading countries. During this time Germany went through huge debt, paying over 132 billion Marks (About $31.4 billion) just to repair what the war had caused. These turn of events lead Germany to become weak in power.

An economic failure in the result to the treaty was hyperinflation. It occurred due to the given amount of reparation payments, which were up in the multiple millions. The war had left the German economy disastrous already, and inflation was rising quickly. The banks started to print more bank notes to solve the problem. The harsh effect, however, was that the money became worthless, as less goods were there to be sold, and so heavy inflation followed. Germany could only pay its first reparation with its industrial products (a prime source for employment, and exports, thus the stability of the economy.) so when Germany declared they couldn't pay the second instalment, the French invaded the Ruhr, the main source of industrial activity for Germany. The government's response was to encourage strikes; this only led two to things; less German produce, with workers still needing to be paid. In attempt to correct this, government printed even more bank notes. Heavy inflation soared to hyperinflation. The middle class saw their savings being brought to no value, right through to the workers not being able to buy a loaf of bread. This shows a chain of failures from the republic- it contributed to the commencement of hyperinflation, and therefore the invasion of the Ruhr- loss of industrial economy. Generally,