Why Did The Treaty Of Versailles Caused Ww2

There can never be an excuse for Nazi atrocities. World War I resulted in the death of 17 million people. The victorious Allies assembled at Versailles in 1919 to establish the terms of peace. The goal was that the treaty would make World War I the “war to end all wars.” How did the Versailles treaty point to the rise of Nazism and then later on the start of World War II? The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly in four key ways: The loss of territory, military size restrictions, economic compensation for the war and war guilt.
One reason why the Treaty of Versailles caused World War II is by the loss of territory. After the Treaty of Versaille was signed, Germany expends many lands which consisted of Alsace, the Polish Corridor, and
When the treaty was signed in 1919, there was a fixed agreement for Germany to have a maximum capacity of 7 divisions of infantry and 3 divisions of calvary. They were only allowed to have 100,000 soldiers including officers and other personnel (Doc B). This was very small when compared to nations such as France, who has 4,760,000 soldiers including military reserves (Doc B). The people of Germany thought that the very small German military showed feebleness. They began to be convinced that they should start remobilizing their military because they had extreme pride in their country and owning a small military would make them vulnerable to invasions. Even countries such as Belgium and Czechoslovakia had military sizes more than 5 times larger than the German military. The Treaty of Versailles only made Germany feel more resentment towards the League of Nations and felt susceptible to
At the end of the war, Germany was compelled to pair for the reparations for “damage done to the civilian population of the Allied and Associated Powers and to their property during the period of the belligerency” (Doc C). They had to pay 132 billion gold marks within 30 years. That amount is equivalent to 367 billion U.S. dollars (Doc C). This later on led to anger and humiliation to Germany. They only paid approximately 2 billion gold marks in 3 years after the year 1929 (Doc C). They knew that could not afford to pay enough money in time because they already lost so much. The reparations caused many economic hardships which gave way to the dictator, Adolf Hitler, who came to power in 1933. He canceled all of the payments that were owed that same year. Like most Germans, he did not agree with the price given by the Treaty of