The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly, though there were other nations involved. Reasoning behind this was because Germany was the strongest economically, and it was the primary antagonist in the First World War; however, the First World War wasn’t Germany being a ruthless adversary. This total war was a global conflict of economic, cultural and social control where multiple countries were at fault. In reality, Germany was the calmest Axis Power compared to her Austrian and Serbian counterparts. This contradicts the implications of the Versailles Treaty, which blamed and punished Germany; the national reaction was rage, and reasonably so. Instead, the Treaty united the country, who agreed on their own solution that would become their
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly, though there were other nations involved. Reasoning behind this was because Germany was the strongest economically, and it was the primary antagonist in the First World War; however, the First World War wasn’t Germany being a ruthless adversary. This total war was a global conflict of economic, cultural and social control where multiple countries were at fault. In reality, Germany was the calmest Axis Power compared to her Austrian and Serbian counterparts. This contradicts the implications of the Versailles Treaty, which blamed and punished Germany; the national reaction was rage, and reasonably so. Instead, the Treaty united the country, who agreed on their own solution that would become their