Article 231 Of The Treaty Of Versailles

In the aftermath of World War 1 (WW1), many affairs led the Germans looking for a way to return Germany to its previous acclaim. This paved the way for Adolf Hitler to become the individual to lead the Germans out of this state of depression and havoc. Many things were taken from the Germans due to WW1 and this enraged them. Later on, entering the depression causing

Germany to lose wealth and have the financial burden of assessing its people. Not only did they have to find a solution to this economic crisis but Germany had to pay the allied powers a sum of money causing them to be deeper in the economic crisis and have an enormous debt. All these situations imposed on Germany starting with the treaty of Versailles started the rise of

Throughout Article 231 of the treaty of Versailles, this established that Germany was the one accountable for all the war damages and was incorporated to get the French and Belgians to be united and reduce the amount of money Germany had to pay after the war (Facing History, paragraph 2). This clause notably obligated the Germans to reference that they took full blame for WW1 and disturbed the harmony of world peace. Germany posed a threat to other countries and broke an international law All fault was placed on the Germans and its allies causing an uproar with the German people that did not think they were as responsible for the war as much as the other countries associated with WW1. The treaty of Versailles imposed many conditions on

Germany and restricted them and their allied countries from any kind of reform. Germany was left defenseless with no ships, submarines, artillery, etc. meaning if they did not have these things there would be no war. The treaty of Versailles was a way to negotiate peace between the countries but there was no form of compromise or balance of the measures of WW1.

These different emotions triggered the German people having resentment towards the

Allied powers. Later, this resentment is what rose the Nazi party and called for Adolf Hitler to seize power.

Moreover, considering the treaty of Versailles and Article 231, Germany had to compensate for the damages done by all the countries and pay for war reparations. Germany was required to pay $33 billion (US) to cover all the civilian damages produced throughout WW1. As the treaty of Versailles was signed a territorial loss of land and population were taken away and given to other countries. The unfair treaty that Germany was enlisted in was the start of the Nazi party. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were seen during this time as a savior to Germany in the regards that he stopped all kinds of war reparations and knew who to blame for starting the war reparations in the first place. This indeed gave Germany a confidence boost that shaped the up rise of the Nazi party. There were restrictions made on the military that Hitler promised he would reclaim everything that was lost. Due to the financial crisis including the allies of