Monday, November 5, 2007

chapter 19 section 4 critical thinking 5


Predict Germany’s reaction to the treaty of Versailles. Give reasons for your prediction.
Think about:
What Germans thought of the war-guilt clause
German reaction to reparations
How Germans felt about the loss of territory

The treaty of Versailles was the treaty to end the First World War. The terms of the treaty were pleasing to every country, but Germany. The Treaty treated Germany the worse, by dividing up Germany itself, and taking away its colonies. With the colonies it was impossible for Germany to pay their reparations. Another thing that angered the Germans was the war-guilt clause, which forced the Germans into accepting that they started the war in Europe. This also angers a lot of Germans because they were not solely responsible for he start of the war. The war was started with a following of treaties signed by all of the other European countries.
Another thing that angered the Germans was their reparation that they had to pay. Due to the war-guilt clause, Germany was responsible for paying war debts to France. The debt that was to be paid was impossible for them, without their colonies to bring in income and export money. Another thing that angered the Germans was the loss of territory. There were now some Germans being ruled by the polish people. The Germans had lost almost half of their land as a result of the war.

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