Germany Third Reich

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.

The accusative countries decided the amount of compensation Germany had to pay: “Germany undertakes, that she will make compensation for all damage [...] of the Allied and Associated Powers” (Doc C). This caused Germany to spiral into starvation and debt. Hitler sought revenge and rejuvenation because of this.

Known as the War Guilt Clause, this article of the treaty was purely meant to humiliate the country for being the last to surrender as the Allies, the United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia, along with the countries allied with Germany had played just as big of a part in starting WWI as Germany had. German citizens recognized and abhorred the unjust clause and wanted to gain their respect back. Thus, when Hitler and the Nazi party came to power the German citizens supported him because he had begun to restore the country’s lost

At the end of world war I, the European countries got together to decide what Germany's punishments should be after losing the war. The terms that they came up with were nearly impossible for Germany to meet, these terms included Germany to pay in gold, in land, in resources, and to reduce military strength. Also they had to take full responsibility for causing world war I.

In 1914, Germany and Austria-Hungary allied against France, Britain, USA and Italy in World War 1. The war resulted in resentment towards the Germans. Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, established a treaty that would bring everlasting peace. For the Germans however, the treaty served as a punishment, as they were required to accept the responsibility for causing all of the damage. Germany was angered by the treaty as they would have to pay for reparations and take responsibility for everything. Territorial losses, militarism, economic reparations and blame were all causes of World War II.

Almost all nations desired to completely destroy Germany and make them work almost like slaves (Doc 3). The other nations act as if they had no part or fault in the war when in reality they were part of it just as much as Germany. Great Britain, France, and Italy all wanted revenge and saw this as their opportunity to get it. The treaty caused restrictions to their military and also made Germany lose their territory and colonies. The fault was entirely placed on their shoulders and the weight only became greater with the treaty. Germany was also not the one to start the war but yet were accused of it

Though the amount Germany had to pay in reality was less than the amount stated, they still had to pay over $30 billion in reparations to victorious countries. Other restrictions were placed on Germany, as seen in the Treaty of Versailles, which calls for Germany to cut the size of their army and prohibits Germany from taxing exported goods to Allied Countries that are not also taxed to the rest of the world (Document 1). Germany’s response (Document 4) to this highlights the unfairness present in these requests, “The sum to be paid is to be fixed by our enemies unilaterally, and to admit of subsequent modification and increase…” showing that there is no room for negotiation on Germany’s

World War I was a deadly war spurred on by a greed for economic and political power; violently effecting some twenty seven million people, it topped the charts of casualties. World War II, though, changed the playing field: it was even more deadly in more ways than one. At the end of World War I, the Versailles Treaty was drawn up by the victorious members of the war; this treaty burdened Germany with the fault of causing the war and implanted reparations in which Germany would repay others for damages done. This treaty ignited the spark that fueled World War II; Germany was forced to pay for World War I in land, gold, in giving up a majority of their military strength, and they suffered under the guilt of the war. By placing all of these reparations

The Treaty had what is referred to as the War Guilt Clause, which laid all the blame for the war on Germany (Doc D). Because of this, Germans despised the Treaty, and viewed it as "an atrocious injustice, an evil thing which must be destroyed" (Doc D). They wanted revenge against those who implemented the clauses, and in their opinion, unfairly blamed Germany. Hitler was accepted by Germans because he promised to destroyed the Treaty by violating its clauses and restoring Germany to it's former glory. Hitler gave back the pride and respect Germans had for their country, which the Treaty if Versailles had

The allie sentenced Germany to pay for all of the war damage. The document stated, “The Allies require, and Germany undertakes, that she will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population.” (Doc C) Germany was forced to pay for war destruction which costed them so much money their stock market crashed and their country was in an economic crisis. “The amount of payments to be made by Germany shall be determined by and Inter-Allied commision... 132 gold marks to be paid in 30 years.”

They will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated powers and to their property during the period of the belligerency (Doc C). Germany was angered and humiliated for the reparations they had to pay. By the year 1929 Germans only paid two billion marks over the next three years for they are angered. In 1933 Hitler came to power and stops all of German reparation payments for he does not want to pay for them for he believes he should not have to pay (DocC). Germany stops paying their reparations for they were finally going to stand up for what they believe in. They want back the land that was once there that was taken under the Treaty of Versailles. Germany stops the reparation, making another reason for the beginning of

Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the War Guilt Clause held the statement that Germany was responsible for beginning the World War I: ""The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies." (Peace Treaty of Versailles) Scrutinizing this citation, one observes that only Germany is explicitly named; whereas, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire remain enigmatically hidden under the expression "[Germany's] allies". International Community asserted that it is Germany that should carry the burden of guilt. Oddly enough, though Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, it refused to accept the blame. Interestingly, was it reasonable to punish Germany much more severely than

The final product of the Versailles Treaty’s terms was the humiliation of Germany and more importantly, its individuals. Supportingly, Document D reports that, “The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.” (Document D) As the Treaty enforces blame, it singles out Germany. This attempt to prevent war only fueled the fire, creating bitterness that would be a massive contribution to World War II. In agreement, Document D continues the theme, relaying that, “What they knew of the treaty was etched

War Guilt Clause placed responsibility for the war on Germany. Germany assumed that all of the damage that was caused during world war 2. Germany must pay back the allies for the war expenses, Therefore reparations had to be payed and Germany was not happy about it. This concluded for Germans to be powerless, poor, and very humiliated. Many of the Germans thought it to be unfair but it was their fault because they lost the right to be apart of Germany. Germans were ready to accept a leader Adolph Hitler who promised to make Germany powerful again and was ready to retain Germanys boundaries. Germans lost more than 25,000 square miles of their land, and The League of Nations even took control of Germanys oversea colonies. Disarmament is an act

Germany was responsible for all the war damages caused by World War 1. Most of the money would go to France and Belgium to pay for damage done by the war to both countries. The Germans were told to write a blank check which would be cashed when it suited the Allies. It was a lot of money which Germany could not pay. FInally,