World War Two was the most devastating conflict in the history of mankind. It crimpled many nations and caused millions of people to die. One of the major causes of this disastrous war was the Treaty of Versailles which ended the First World War. This treaty was destructive towards the Germans. Germany had to pay large amounts of reparations to the Allied nations at the end of World War One resulting in a Great Depression in Germany. Additionally, the Treaty of Versailles’ war guilt clause forced Germans to admit full responsibility for starting the war. Furthermore, to gain the support of the German populace, Adolf Hitler adopted an effective propaganda campaign. Adolf Hitler employed a successful propaganda campaign to gain the support of the German people combined with the Treaty of Versailles harsh economic and political sanctions ignited World War Two.
As the end of World War One, Germany was required to pay a large sum of money to the Allies consequently resulting in a Great Depression. The sum Germany had to pay was set after the Treaty of Versailles at approximately six billion, six hundred million – twenty-two billion pounds. The large amount of reparations that Germany had to pay resulted in a depression and angered the Germans as they thought it was too much to pay. The Germans hatred of the Treaty of Versailles crippled Germany and was of significant importance in propelling the Nazis to power. Germany could not pay their reparations and was forced into a depression. The Treaty of Versailles robbed Germany of its economic production and is available jobs. The Allies threatened that they would invade Germany if they did not comply. The French wanted revenge against Germany after World War Two because of the amount of damage they had cause to their country. The French thought that the best way to exact their revenge was through the Treaty of Versailles. One of the clauses of the treaty was the reparations the Germans had to pay back. The French made sure that they would get their revenge and they did. The reparations had no immediate significant effect on Germany and her people. However, over a larger period of time, the amount of money Germany had to pay became astronomical. The German populace was angry that the amount of reparations they had to pay which resulted in the Great Depression.
Germany had to acknowledge full accountability for starting World War Two because of the Treaty of Versailles war guilt clause. Germany had to affirm itself as the sole cause of World War One and take responsibility for all of the consequences. Germany felt that this was unfair as they had not started the war and were very angry that these terms were accepted. The War Guilt Clause was included upon request to get the French and Belgians to consent to decrease the amount of money that Germany would need to pay to reimburse them for war destruction. The clause was severely hated by practically every German because of their belief that they were...
