Treaty Of Versailles : Hitler And Power

On June 28th 1919, in the Versailles Palace of France, the treaty of Versailles officially ended World war one. The signers of this treaty implemented certain restrictions on Germany that were to guarantee Germany would never start another world war. This begs the question, “what did the end of one war have to do with the start of World War Two?”. The evidence shows that it was this treaty’s influence on Adolf Hitler that led to the Versailles Treaty’s ultimate failure and provoked the start of the next world war. Because of this treaty Adolf Hitler’s economic plan, proposed while he was seeking political election, was focused on rebuilding and reclaiming Germany. This went hand in hand with the nationalist ideas of the Nazi party.

Treaty of Versailles, signed with Germany in 1919 had one main purpose – to protect the planet from another world war. Germany, the country guilty for the World War One had to accept a number of unfavorable conditions:

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

Treaty of Versailles' Role in Hitler's Rise to Power The Treaty of Versailles was important to Hitler's rise to power because, it was the cause of Germany's downfall. Hitler felt very strongly about the Treaty of Versailles and thought the terms were unfair towards Germany. Many German people also despised the treaty, and wanted something done about it. Hitler was there to turn to. He wanted to abolish the treaty and all of it terms.

There were loopholes present in the Treaty of Versailles that allowed Hitler and Nazi extremists to exploit.

The Treaty of Versailles which was established after World War One, contributed to the embarrassment and humiliation Germany was faced with. Land and Military were lost, but most of all respect from the German population . At this stage Germany became remote and the only person German people had hope in was Hitler. To the German community Hitler was their ultimate saviour . The combined actions provided rich material for Hitler to use in supporting him in the rise of power. The Treaty also started a process where the German economy was rebuilt bases around the loans led by the US . This made the nation especially weak when the Great Depression came. The German economy fell soon after due to invasion from the French as it was impossible for Germany to pay the reparations. The German currency lost its value and this was the start to the middle classes falling into poverty . In 1924 the crisis was ended by the Dawes Plan, which re-established the value of the

The Treaty of Versailles did not dismantle Germany from its ability to wage war; it neither made the people grateful towards the allies. As the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli of the 1500’s stated “___________”. The Treaty imposed many demands of the war weary country, these demands did not have an immediate effect on the country, and it instead gave a long-term legacy of bitterness and humiliation.

The already bankrupt Germany had to pay war reparations to cover the damages brought upon by the war. The German government was forced to print off billions of Reichsmarks, essentially printing money with no value to back it up, which caused massive hyperinflation within the German economy. The treaty was more about punishing the Germans instead of establishing peace. Germans had to pay the damages with money that was worthless.

How powerful would you feel if you broke the Treaty of Versailles ? Hitler didn’t care what Germany agreed with the Allies, which they were the three most important politicians, there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. Hitler killed the peace in between the treaties after convincing himself and the rest of the Germany, that the Treaty Of Versailles wasn’t going to work. So Hitler, by breaking the treaty, was more powerful and thought no one could stop him and if someone did, he would kill them. He would then get to the top and eventually rule the rest of the world due to the fact that he was already ruling Germany

To understand Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, one must first understand the society historical background in Germany. In 1918, which was

Germany lost World War I, and with this lost there were subject to the peace terms of the victorious Allies. It was only right that the Allies enforce peace demands, that would weaken Germany. They had just spent 4 years fighting a war, and had lost 5.5 million men to it. They wanted to make sure that such devastation doesn’t happen again. The Allies didn’t have the right to enforce the harsh terms that were in the Treaty of Versailles. 440 articles of the Treaty of Versailles were dedicated to punishing Germany. The very first clause stated that Germany had to take the blame for starting the war. This was ridiculous since Germany had nothing to do with start of the war. The rest of the Treaty goes on to enforce strident terms on the German

The Treaty of Versailles demanded to pay for the damages they have done in WWI. This was on of the largest factors that lead to WWII, this caused many families to show hatred towards other countries. The money that Germany had to pay wasn’t a small amount, so a committee met in 1912 to ask for more money.

The Treaty of Versailles’ required reparations caused hyperinflation in Germany’s economy, effectively rendering money completely useless. Even so, Germany still could not pay the ridiculous demands asked of them, and was invaded by France and Belgium who forcefully took crucial factories and resources in place of the money they were owed. This led to even greater inflation, and unemployment rates soared. The people were miserable. Then, in 1924, there was sudden hope for Germany, as a new plan was enacted where the country would take loans from the USA, and boost its economy back to working business that way. This worked great for 5 years, and that period of time was known as the “Golden Years” for Germany. Then, the Great Depression hit, and just like the rest of the world, Germany was utterly devastated, for it now depended intensely upon the USA’s economy. Germany went down with the United States of America, was sent back into horrible, debilitating economic depression (Economic

This treaty was not equal to each country as it was intended to be. The  winning countries got  a lot of profit from this treaty but Germany and the countries that lost this war did not. The Treaty of Versailles was economically inequitable. The treaty of Versailles made Germany pay $6,600 million. They also needed to supply livestock to Belgium and  France. As a result of most of Germany's

The Treaty required Germany to pay for all reparations and limit their military. Germany had already lost WWI and was in an economic crisis. Therefore, when the Treaty demanded Germany to pay all reparations, they were deeply in debt. The Treaty worsened the crisis and the German people were hopeless and angry. The people were starving and living in poverty. Since the Treaty took Germany’s colonies and territories, Germany’s way of trade was destroyed. No trade meant less jobs for the overflowing population. The people living in the colonies and territories were forced to go back to Germany, and thus the influx of immigrants made the inadequate supply of food more of a struggle. Less trade meant less supplies and money. Since there was less money and Germany was deep in debt, people could not buy much and Germany started printing more money and eventually, hyperinflation occurred. Companies then had to lay off workers, which decreased industrial production. If the Treaty of Versailles did not destroy Germany’s economy and military, then Germany could easily attack again. If they had their military, but no money, they would still be able to attack because they have their military. But if they had money, but no military, they can get their military back because they have the money to. Therefore, with or without the Treaty of Versailles, Germany would be able to attack and spark