On June twenty eighth, World War One officially ended in Europe, with the signing of the treaty of Versailles. When the war ended, Germany was in a state of disarray. The treaty demanded that Germany take full responsibility for the war. This meant that they had to pay war reparations to cover civilian damage. Although it was agreed upon that Germany would not have to pay a significant portion of these reparations, because people felt like they had been punished enough, they were still forced to pay 12.1 billion US dollars. Being that Germany had just been devastated by a war, they were in no economic position to pay. They turned to the united states for help, and were lent money. Unfortunately for Germany, the United States entered the great
