How did the treaty of Versailles affect Germany after World War 1?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Versailles had an enormous effect on postwar Germany. Specifically, it nearly bankrupted them through the payment of reparations, it reduced their military so that they could barely defend their borders, and it took away some of their lands and gave it to the victors.

Answer 2

It laid the groundwork for the Second World War in 1939. Among the victorious allies, the French were the only ones that were adamant about the Germans paying reparations for all the destruction they caused. $15 Billion was assessed onto the German government. There was no way Germany could pay this. The country was being pulled apart fromn militias from the far right and from the communists. The government was so weak, and the only institution that had any legitimacy, was the German army. The Germans had surrendered on French soil. The allies never conquered German territory, unlike WWII. As a result, the German army exerted much respect and support from most of the people. The reparations made to the victors, ushered in massive inflation and wiped out people's savings, and led to a catastrophic collapse of the economy. The government was incapable to bring about any stability during this time and the army was forced to bring about law and order. Finally, by 1924, the Weimar Republic was able to get the country's problems solved, and a certain degree of stability and prosperity came to Germany. One other major problem with the Treaty of Versailles, was the fact that Jewish Socialists signed the surrender terms. The Nazis, years later, would take advantage of that, and accuse the Jews of stabbing the army in the back. Hitler and Goebbels scored major points around the country by 1930-33. Hitler even wrote about this in his book, Mein Kampf in 1927.

Answer 3

The effects were: Germany had to cut down on their airforce, they lost some of their land so that Poland could have a way through to the sea, they had to pay reparitions for many years to come to France, Russia and other countries, and Germany also had to take all the blame for the war. this left Germany feeling very hard done by, they were in debt for a long time because of the payments they had to pay, and it also made Germany feel vulnerable and insecure of other countries.