The Treaty of Versailles was very significant for Germany from 1919-1939, Germany had major political, economical, financial, and military issues after the War Guilt Clause was made and they lost so much as well as having to take responsibility for the entirety of WW1. After WW1 most of the nations did not want to fight anymore however the Allied Powers did want the Germans to pay due to the damage they did to their countries whether it was economically or physically. This is why the Germans were punished so harshly by the Treaty of Versailles, the treaty took away 10% of their land, all of its overseas colonies, 12.5% of its population, 16% of its coal industry and 48% of its iron industry. The treaty also limited their army to 100,000, and they were not able to have tanks, an air force, or submarines. The Germans were left almost completely defenseless.
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay 6.6 million euros in reparations which helped to set Germany into a major economic depression. Germany had no choice but to try to make things easier on their people, so they printed off money, which at the time seemed like a good idea. This however only made things worse by creating hyperinflation in their beloved country. People did not have the money to buy their own food because yes they had more bills however …show more content…
Families were split up, friends were to never see each other again, coming out of the whole thing most did not even know if their loved ones were alive or if they had been killed, burned, buried, or if they were lying in a ditch somewhere like roadkill. People today are still finding out about the things that happened during the rule of Hitler and the Nazis, it is safe to say that the Treaty of Versailles had a monumental effect on the history of Germany and even the
The Treaty of Versailles made Germany pay 6.6 million euros in reparations which helped to set Germany into a major economic depression. Germany had no choice but to try to make things easier on their people, so they printed off money, which at the time seemed like a good idea. This however only made things worse by creating hyperinflation in their beloved country. People did not have the money to buy their own food because yes they had more bills however …show more content…
Families were split up, friends were to never see each other again, coming out of the whole thing most did not even know if their loved ones were alive or if they had been killed, burned, buried, or if they were lying in a ditch somewhere like roadkill. People today are still finding out about the things that happened during the rule of Hitler and the Nazis, it is safe to say that the Treaty of Versailles had a monumental effect on the history of Germany and even the