The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War 1. I t ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The treaty did not favor Germany at all. In the treaty Germany’s army was reduced to 100,000 men and the army was not allowed to use tanks. Germany also had to admit full responsibility for starting the war. By admitting that they started the war, Germany had to pay for all the war damage caused by World War 1. At the end the Treaty of Versailles failed because none of the terms mentioned in the treaty were implemented.
1. According to the authors of Germany’s complaint. How will various provisions of the treaty hurt Germany’s economy? Most of the treaty not to say all was against Germany. First Germany would lose 1/7 of its territory. Germany was required to get rid of most of its army. It also had to give up tanks and submarines. Germany would have to pay back all of the damages caused in World War 1. All of these things would hurt Germany’s economy tremendously. As President Wilson said in his speech “apart from the consideration that there is no incontestable legal foundation for the obligation for reparation imposed upon Germany, the amount of such compensation is to be determined by a commission nominated by Germany’s enemies, Germany taking no part…The commission is plainly to have power to administer Germany like the estate of a bankrupt. (International Conciliation, Oct. 1919).
2. In Germany’s view, how would the country have been treated differently if the principles they attribute to President Wilson had been applied? President Wilson stated that no single fact caused the war but rather the whole European system. He also said that peace was the common benefit for everyone. That principle did not apply to Germany because the treaty specifically wanted Germany to take the blame. The treaty did not put blame on everyone, but rather on just one country. If the principle of President Wilson had applied...