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Was the Versailles Treaty fair to Germany?
Date Submitted: 06/23/2003 05:06:10
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair in Its Treatment of Germany?
When the peace armistice was signed on 11th November 1918, no plans had been made for a peace settlement so it was decided that one would be drawn up in the New Year. Representatives from Great Britain, France and USA were among those attending. Each had different ideas of how to treat Germany, and to what extent she would pay for the war. After the
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War 2 may never have happened.
The treaty of Versailles was fair on Germany to an extent but there were parts that weren't. The treaty wasn't harsh enough to cripple Germany but was too harsh for them to accept the terms. Many factors of the treaty were resented by the Germans. The still reasonably strong economy coupled with the peoples resent and desire for revenge on the Western Allies were major contributing parts for World War 2.
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