A German member of Reichstag in 1919 said in his speech that the peace would “drain Germany’s national life-blood.” The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany and her allies had to accept total responsibility for starting the war and forced Germany had to accept liability for reparations. It also restricted Germany’s ability to wage war in the future by limiting the number of soldiers in their army, taking away heavy artillery and military and naval forces, restricting the navy, and demilitarizing the Rhineland. The treaty also took away German territory and forced Germany to accept the Covenant of the League of Nations even though it was excluded from the original membership. An article written by a British journalist in 1922 says that the peace was “sowed a thousand seeds from which new wars might spring.” The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay ridiculously high reparations for, practically, just losing the war. These reparations caused the German economy the suffer immensely and also caused extreme poverty throughout Germany. This treaty angered Germany, making them willing to do anything to get back what they
A German member of Reichstag in 1919 said in his speech that the peace would “drain Germany’s national life-blood.” The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany and her allies had to accept total responsibility for starting the war and forced Germany had to accept liability for reparations. It also restricted Germany’s ability to wage war in the future by limiting the number of soldiers in their army, taking away heavy artillery and military and naval forces, restricting the navy, and demilitarizing the Rhineland. The treaty also took away German territory and forced Germany to accept the Covenant of the League of Nations even though it was excluded from the original membership. An article written by a British journalist in 1922 says that the peace was “sowed a thousand seeds from which new wars might spring.” The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay ridiculously high reparations for, practically, just losing the war. These reparations caused the German economy the suffer immensely and also caused extreme poverty throughout Germany. This treaty angered Germany, making them willing to do anything to get back what they