Title: How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany after World War I?  - eNotes.com
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How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany after World War I?
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Content: The mindset was to not only to have Germany declare its defeat, it was to place Germany naked upon the hill for all the world to stare and point their fingers. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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The Treaty of Versailles was designed mostly to punish Germany, reflecting the bitter and vengeful feelings that Britain and France felt towards their World War I enemy. It took away the German empire by seizing its colonies, and it limited the German Army to a 100,000 man security force. There would be no German navy or air force. The Rhineland had to be demilitarized, and worst of all, Germany was required to pay a $40 billion reparations bill to the Allies for starting the war. This bill wrecked the German economy in the 1920s and led to the economic and political conditions that created Adolf Hitler. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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It did this in a lot of ways. Generally speaking, it took away territory and goods from Germany and it made them pay what were called reparations for the war. It reduced the size of their military, Finally, it made them admit that the war was all their fault, even though you could really argue that it was not. The Treaty took a lot of land away from Germany.