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A lot of French soldiers were killed and much of France's land was devastated from the war.

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Q: Why is France want the treaty to be so harsh Germany after World War 1?
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Treaty that set out how Germany should be punished for World War 1?

The Treaty of Versailles was pretty harsh on the Germans, but not nearly as harsh as France and Great Britain would have liked. This harsh treaty led to Germany starting world war 2.


Did France punish Germany for the treaty?

France did not punish Germany with the treaty. The Treaty of Versailles was the punishment France and other countries doled out on Germany. It was an unfair treatment in the long run. They failed to see the real reason for the start of the war was the fault of the Austrian and Hungarian people not the Germans.


What treaty imposed a harsh peace on germany after the Great War?

Treaty of Versailles


What did the harsh conditions imposed by the treaty of Versailles after World War 1 help initiate?

The rise of fascism in Germany.


Why did Clemenceau want the Treaty of Versailles to be harsh on Germany and what was some of the aims he wanted.?

The aim was to weaken Germany, and makes sure that Germany did not invade France again. He wanted 0ver 600 billion pounds in reperations and felt that this could be justified by France's losses France wanted the Rhineland to be Demiltarised so that Germany could not attack France.


What harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War 1 most directly laid the foundation for another war?

The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War 1 most directly laid the foundation to the rise of fascism in Germany.


Can you make a sentence using the word retaliation?

The government of Adolf Hitler alleged that the German invasion of France in 1939 was retaliation for the harsh economic sanctions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles that ended the First World War.


What were things the Treaty of Versailles take from Germany in the second world war?

The Treaty of Versailles ended WW One, not WW Two. The result of this treaty was to essentially totally ruin the Germany economy. Due to the American officials who helped write that treaty, the treaty was not as harsh as the British and French would have liked. Those 2 countries preferred Germany to be destroyed.


Major points of the Treaty of Versailles?

Germany was forced to give up its military and pay huge amounts of money to the Allied powers


What was the legacy of the Treaty of Versailles in Germany?

In the post-World War I era, the legacy of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany and its people was thoroughly negative. The harsh demands of the Treaty created deep-seated and long-lasting resentments among the German people; these resentments led almost directly to the eruption of the Second World War.


Why was the treaty of versi signed?

First of all its the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was the Treaty that ended World War Two . In its terms Gemrany lost much of its land because of losing the war.


How the French and British treated Germans after World War 1.?

They wanted to make Germany weaker militarily. The treaty of Versailles (created by the allies who won ww1) was harsh on germany. It blamed them for starting the war and made them pay huge amounts of money as well as limiting their army size and taking away land. England were slightly less harsh on Germany because they suffered less in ww1 but France wanted Germany to suffer for destroying their land and killing so many of their people because a lot of the war was fought in france.