How Did Germany Punish The Treaty Of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed in Paris on the 28th of June 1919. All the major ally leaders including the “Big Three” consisting of Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Britain, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France and President Woodrow Wilson of the USA, came together with Germany and signed the Treaty in The Hall of Mirrors in The Palace of Versailles. Even when the war concluded, and the armistice signed on November the 11th 1918, it took six months for the Allies to officially set a date for the treaty to be signed. Germany had no choice but to sign the treaty, if they didn’t they would be invaded by the allies. Signing the treaty left Germany in anger, for they felt being blamed for the war was unfair and wrong. Germany didn’t like how the Treaty

Like the others, Wilson was unsatisfied with the treaty. He was pleased that his idea of a League of Nations would become a reality. However, most of the “Fourteen Points” Wilson had written, had been disregarded or declined. Some main points from Wilson’s fourteen, include; no more secret treaties between countries, all countries should reduce the production of weapons and recruits for their armies and all countries should be part of the League of Nations. Wilson wanted Germany to be punished, but in a way that would still reunite peace between all countries.

The Treaty of Versailles was a key element for the end of WWI. It put all the blame on a country that would rise to power over the next 25 years. The Treaty partially satisfied the “Big Three” while doing so, it made Germany an outcast against the other countries. Although the countries signed the treaty, all of them still came out feeling nothing was fully solved. Overall, the treaty pleased the “Big Three” enough, to see Germany pay for starting the war. Little did they know, Germany would slowly regain political power, and begin a whole new war.