How Did Germany Cause Ww2

World War One ended at 11am on 11th November 1918 and a few months later, the “Big Four” (Prime Minister David Lloyd George, President Woodrow Wilson, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando) met at the Paris Peace Conference to discuss what would happen to Germany considering the citizens plight. Britain was very eager to punish Germany, but Prime Minister David was worried that if they treated Germany harshly then it would result in chaos. Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France was a bit too keen on punishing Germany and wanted them to pay for all the damage they did in France and all the other countries. Italy just wanted extra land as a reward for switching sides and a “fair share” from the spoils of the war. Finally, the United States presented Woodrow Wilson’s “fourteen Points” which were points that prevent Germany from starting a second war, but also allowing them to
The people of Germany were not thrilled about the treaty and were instead bitter because they had to accept responsibility for the war. Additionally, they were left with no choice but to pay a fine of $6.6 Billion for the damages that the war caused, reduce their army to 100,000, lose all of their colonies and territories, as well as forbidding them to use air crafts and submarines and only limiting them to six large ships. This harsh punishment didn’t seem like enough to France and Britain; they were angry that the German Kaiser wasn’t put on trial while the Germans were humiliated that they had to take the blame for the entire war. With Germany’s public simmering with anger, it would be an easy way for a leader to insinuate that they should form a fist and aim all of their hate towards another war! The treaty is a great way for Germans to want to rise back to power and so treating them with a firm yet honorable punishment is a fair