The Treaty Of Versailles: Was It Fair?

Germany was not allowed to attend the meeting to negotiate The Treaty of Versailles. Do you think that is fair? Germany had to sign the document even though they didn’t agree with the terms. The Treaty of Versailles was not fair to Germany because they had to take the blame for WWI, they had to pay back all the money that the countries used to pay for the war, they had to give up land, and they had to reduce their army. Germany had to take the blame for WWI when Austria-Hungary and Serbia started it. They started the war. “The direct cause of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914” (European History). Germany had no choice on whether to take the blame or not. “Germany, by signing the treaty, would …show more content…
That is what happened to Germany. They had land take because people thought they started the war. In The Treaty of Versailles they take land away they had no choice. Right on the cover of The Treaty of Versailles it said: “The Protocol annexed thereto, the Agreement respecting the military occupation of the territories of the rhine” (Treaty of Versailles). When they wrote The Treaty of Versailles. They were thinking about themselves no one else. The people that write it they were land hungry. They decided that they could take over Germany’s land since they started the war they thought it was ok. When all was done people don’t know who started the war. The writers made them believe they were right in what they say. People today know the truth but they still don’t really see what happened. They made them give up a lot of lands. For all that land they wanted it all back. Their people were there. Family’s that have been put in different counties. They had to get a pass to see their family’s that was 1 hour away. People had a hard time getting to see their families when they could drive there last year. If your parents were on the other side of the board when you were with your aunt and uncle for a week. They had to stay there for the rest of your life. They are in a new area. “The Treaty of Versailles, presented for German leaders to sign on May 7, 1919, forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium (Eupen-Malmédy), Czechoslovakia (the Hutching district), and Poland (Poznan [German: Posen], West Prussia and Upper Silesia)” (Treaty of Versailles, 1919). If you run a company and you got 3 builds taken from you because the thought they could run the whole country. They did not what you to have a more power in you. That is what was going on in the time frame. People don’t know the real power in what happen if some of the other counties have more power. They would think they have a better