Dbq Essay On The Treaty Of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was put together hurriedly in a manner that was vague hence exposing the Allies’ ideological rift in the conference. The Germans refused to accept war-guilt clause under Article 231 and the terms of reparations (Henig, 1933). This led to resentment over the Treaty by the Germans hence fueling nationalism.
The issue of re-drawing the map in Europe and the Middle East was a heated debate amongst the Allies. France demanded that the Saar region and Rhineland were to be included in French territory, which was contrary to the British Prime Minister Lloyd George thoughts who dreaded that it would result in tension among Germany and France in the future.
The Germans viewed that the terms of reparations and economic sanctions