The Treaty Of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I, signed on 28 June 1919. The treaty which was signed at the Palace Of Versailles ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany had been blamed entirely for the first world war and forced to pay compensation to the allies under the war guilt clause of the treaty. The war guilt clause of the war not only made the Germans accept the responsibility for the war but also cost them 10% of German lands. All of Germany's overseas colonies were taken away and shared between the allies and 12.5% of the German population found itself living outside of the new German borders.
I don't think that the Treaty Of Versailles was fair because Germany was blamed for the entire war. Germany faced economic problems because they had to send most of the produce and profit to the allies as reparation payments, which meant that the German economy was unable to recover itself. The treaty led to a situation in Germany where the people felt let down and a lack of food and jobs, this eventually led to the German hyperinflation of the mid twenties. I think that historians say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of fascism and Adolph Hitler because the Germans wanted to find a way out of the struggles they faced with the Treaty of Versailles.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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