Were the Treaties of Versailles fair

Were the Treaties of Versailles fair?

The Treaty of Versailles was an opportunity for the Big Three to punish Germany so that she could repent for her actions though not to punish her too much as she may later want revenge.

Though we are now able to see what the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, at the time most people thought it was fair. This is because of several reasons such as how Germany probably would have done the same to the Big Three had they won the war. In fact, many living in either Britain or France thought it to be not harsh enough and that a generous treaty would have been unacceptable. As Germany played an extremely strong role in starting WWI, it could be justified that they suffered the most. The Treaty of Versailles was seen more as an opportunity to cripple Germany to such an extent that she would no longer be able to start any war again but in fact barely defend herself. Luckily, Lloyd George and Wilson rejected France of completely crippling Germany to the point where she would want to take revenge in later years. Clearly the Treaty of Versailles agreements were fair looking at her actions.

However, Even though the Treaties of Versailles stipulations were generically correct as far as most can see, Germany was in the spotlight far more than any other county. Even though other countries were involved in the creation of WWI, the reason why Germany were due such harsh punishments, the Treaty of Versailles completely overlooked them in comparison to Germany herself. In the Eye of the Big Three, Germany was solely responsible for starting WW1 and so focused there attention almost completely on Germany, meaning that she was constantly in the firing line which may seem unfair as other counties, though they weren’t as bad as Germany, were no were near as harshly punished as she was.

In conclusion, the Treaty of Versailles were fair as even though in comparison to her allies Germany was treated far harsher, the agreements in the Treaty of Versailles Treaty was and even more so, many actually believed it to be not harsh enough. This is why the Treaty of Versailles was fair.