Under each of the following six points briefly explain why Germany reacted so angrily to the Treaty of Versailles.
1. Germans were no aware of the situation in 1919.
-In 1919 many Germans did not know how bad Germany's military situation was at the end of the war, and therefore only thought a ceasefire was called upon and the German's should of been at the PPC.
1. Germans were no aware of the situation in 1919.
-In 1919 many Germans did not know how bad Germany's military situation was at the end of the war, and therefore only thought a ceasefire was called upon and the German's should of been at the PPC.
-People were mad that they were not being represented at the PPC and they were forced to sign a harsh treaty without a comment or choice.
-People did not think they started or lost the war ( see above).
2. War guilt and reparations
-The German people felt that the war guilt should at least be shared.
-The German people felt that the war guilt should at least be shared.
-Germany was forced to accept the blame for starting the war, and therefore were forced to pay reparations to the Allies.
-German economy was already in bad condition and the people barely had food to eat.
-They feared that the reparation payments would cripple Germany's economy.
-German economy was already in bad condition and the people barely had food to eat.
-They feared that the reparation payments would cripple Germany's economy.
3. Disarmament
-The little amount of men that could volunteer to be in the army was 100,000 which upset Germans because their army was a symbol of German pride.
-The little amount of men that could volunteer to be in the army was 100,000 which upset Germans because their army was a symbol of German pride.
-Hitler will rebuild army and will gain respect from a widespread amount of Germans.
4. German territories
-Losing all of German territories was another blow to the German pride and to it's economy.
-Saar and Upper Silesia were major industrial areas, and they were taken away.
-Germany was losing land while Britain and France were increasing their empires.
5. Fourteen Points and League
-The Treatment of Germany was "not in Wilson's Fourteen Points."
-Self-Determination was given to Eastern European peoples and countries such as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, but the German peoples were discriminated against and had to be ruled by non-Germans when living in a different country.
-Austria and Germany could not join together.
-Germany felt insulted because they could not join the League of Nations as well.
6. Double Standards?
-Germany's economy was in real trouble, but partially self-inflicted.
-Other states raised taxes in order to pay of war debt, but the Kaiser government planned on extracting payments from other defeated countries reparations.
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