Treaty of Versailles
The German people would not accept the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as they said that it was a 'Diktat' which means 'Dictatorship' they said this as they were not allowed to have any say in the terms of the treaty. Another reason why the Germans did not accept the treaty was because they did'NT accept the terms of it ie, the military restrictions, the territory loses and the war guilt clause.
Germany had to accept they started the war
The terms of peace laid out by the Versailles Treaty were actually plans to decimate the German military and economy.
The terms of peace laid out by the Versailles Treaty were actually plans to decimate the German military and economy.
The terms of peace laid out by the Versailles Treaty were actually plans to decimate the German military and economy.
1. Accept the new map of Europe. 2. Accept the decisions made by the new League of Nations. 3. Limit the size of its army and navy. 4. To give up its Empire. 5. To accept blame for the war and to pay reparations to countries that suffered damage.
There was a good deal of opposition to the Treaty of Versailles on all sides. The British chastised the French for being too vindictive, while the French marshal felt it was too lenient. There was fierce opposition to the treaty in the United States, and it was not ratified. Germany, who had been ready to accept the lenient Fourteen Points were devastated by the Treaty of Versailles.
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Under the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to accept blame for WWI. The war was actually sparked by the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand by Galio Princip--a Serbian terrorist.
Henry Cabot lodge
The League of Nations.