The Treaty of Versailles was supposed to be the end of WW1, and future conflicts between nations in coming years. Unfortunately, tensions between nations after the ratification of the treaty increased, particularly between Germany and the main writers of the treaty. The reparations, or compensation in money, loss of land, soldiers, and dignity would anger German citizens, and provide a very dangerous political situation in Germany at the time. This could allow Hitler’s much-feared political party come to rise, which would later become a prominent cause of World War 2.
The end results of the Treaty of Versailles included stripping Germany of multiple territories such as Eupen and Malmedy, billions of dollars in today’s American currency, and almost half of their once
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The fact that the German government allowed the treaty to be passed and signed it angered German civilians greatly. Little did they know, the entire German state would have to face an invasion of land by the Allies if they did not agree to the treaty. This threat would force the German government to sign the treaty since their military was in no state to defend their country in an armed attack after a colossal loss of men in the first World War. Their anger at the German government served as a perfect “campaigning promise” for Hitler to make. He claimed that he would rebuild Germany’s army since it was reduced drastically, and he would rebuild their government, as well as regaining all of Germany’s lost territory. His rise to power as Chancellor of Germany in 1933, and then Fuhrer of Germany in 1934, was a direct start to the war as well. His steadfast belief that Germany should never have surrendered in WW1 carried over to his rule after WW1 and before the start of WW2, and influenced him to never surrender and to not be weak in the face of danger which would later get him into a second World