What were the differing responses to the Treaty of Versailles?

%REPLIES% Answer The Allies loved it but Germany hated it. It is a classic case of to the victor belongs the spoil. Versailles was loved mostly by France.

Being close to Germany with Germany disarmed, was like a pit of fangless snakes guarding the coal scuttle of Europe. Since most of the fighting was done on French soil and the horrors of trench warfare (corpses being eaten by huge rats, etc) was still in their minds, they proceeded to get even with Germany anyway. While it is true that Germany started the war, the unrealistic war reparations demanded of her caused grief in the German soul.

Germany is a land poor in natural resources and what they do have is not enough for them. The French were angry about not enough coal coming their way when Germans were freezing in their homes! America realized that a strong democratic Germany would be a better friend in the future and wanted an easing of the Treaty of Versailles, but France would not have it.

They wanted their pound of flesh at any cost. Even when German industry did rebuild the drag on it by reparations kept it in foment. The seeds of discontent were sown, The water of greed applied and the growth of Nazism sprang up.

Tler used the Treaty of Versailles as a battle cry for a new Germany and got a lot of milage out of it. After 10 years he slithered into the Chancellory and begain the darkest days of German history. There is a lot to be gained from magnanimous victory.

The United States is the only country in history to beat other people on the battleground from wars they started and to give them a hand up to rebuild. If the Treaty of Versailles had been realistic maybe democracy could have taken root and the horrors of WW2 avoided Answer I concur with the previous speaker :-) The US wanted to ease the treaty, but France were reluctant. Of course the US understood that an economic stronger Germany would be a great trade partner as well.

Still, France just wanted to have their part of victory. Nevertheless, with ndenburg (former General) elected president at a certain point, Germany always stayed the same Prussia army like nation it was. At the point tler decided to get his army into the Rhineland (the demilitarized zone) in 1933, France were to yellow to interfere and (I think) for sure prevent WWII, as tler was not ready a that time for whatever opposition.

I must agree, most of the fundements for WWII were in the Treaty of Versailles.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.