Beginning with article 231 (the “war guilt” clause) in part VII of the treaty of versailles, Germany was forced to accept responsibility for itself and its allies for the losses and damages of the allies during the war. Many people will blame the treaty of versailles solely for Hitler’s rise as dictator, but you cannot put the blame on something as inanimate as that alone. Therefore, the treaty of versailles cannot alone be the blame for the rise of Hitler’s Nazi state in Germany.
According to some, the signing of the treaty brought detrimental effects upon German society. That the treaty forced Germany to give up territories that it gained in the war. Any colonies Germany had overseas were immediately stripped from them and became League of Nation mandates. It also established Germany’s responsibility for reparations but it didn’t state a specific figure. Though in reality, the treaty only confiscated 10% of the country’s territory but still left it the largest and richest nation in central Europe. The 10% of land given away was heavily unpopulated and any financial reparations were based on what Germany was able to pay, which mostly went unenforced. In the end the treaty of versailles didn’t do as much damage as the German people perceived to their …show more content…
Any efforts made by the allied powers to make Germany’s power inferior through Versailles, also undermined and isolated Germany’s democratic leaders. There was an unrestrained declaration that left German citizens feeling as though they had been stabbed in the back by the november criminals. Quiet opposite to this opinion however, Many Germans forgot they applauded the fall of the Kaiser, welcomed a new democratic reform in parliament, and rejoiced at the armistice. I believe that German citizens weren’t mad at the treaty itself, but the fact that their new republic had signed it leaving them feeling
According to some, the signing of the treaty brought detrimental effects upon German society. That the treaty forced Germany to give up territories that it gained in the war. Any colonies Germany had overseas were immediately stripped from them and became League of Nation mandates. It also established Germany’s responsibility for reparations but it didn’t state a specific figure. Though in reality, the treaty only confiscated 10% of the country’s territory but still left it the largest and richest nation in central Europe. The 10% of land given away was heavily unpopulated and any financial reparations were based on what Germany was able to pay, which mostly went unenforced. In the end the treaty of versailles didn’t do as much damage as the German people perceived to their …show more content…
Any efforts made by the allied powers to make Germany’s power inferior through Versailles, also undermined and isolated Germany’s democratic leaders. There was an unrestrained declaration that left German citizens feeling as though they had been stabbed in the back by the november criminals. Quiet opposite to this opinion however, Many Germans forgot they applauded the fall of the Kaiser, welcomed a new democratic reform in parliament, and rejoiced at the armistice. I believe that German citizens weren’t mad at the treaty itself, but the fact that their new republic had signed it leaving them feeling