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How Did The Versailles Treaty Cause Ww2 Dbq

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As historians look back at World War II, they have noticed a lot of causes for the war. One of the biggest causes that got Germany to start World War II was the Versailles Treaty. The Versailles Treaty took land away from Germany, forced them to pay an unfair amount of money, and placed all of the blame for World War I on Germany. The first reason for how the Versailles Treaty was the major cause of World War II was how it took away land from Germany. In document A, Hitler reflects on the creation of the Versailles Treaty saying that “Only childish and naive minds can lull themselves in the idea that they can bring about a correction of Versailles by wheedling and begging”. After World War I, the Versailles Treaty took away a lot of Germany’s …show more content…

Another reason for how the Versailles Treaty caused World War II is how it forced Germany to pay an unfair amount of reparations to the other major nations. As said in document C, article 233 of the Treaty, “The Commission shall … draw up a schedule of payments prescribing the time and manner for securing and discharging the entire obligations within a period of thirty years”. Despite Germany having some part in the chaos of WWI, the 132 billion gold marks that Germany had to pay every year was unnecessary, even when that number dropped 20 billion gold marks. This cruel way of compensation was hated by German citizens and when Hitler rose to power, he sought to stop this reparation payment cycle after the second year of paying. Finally, The Versailles Treaty placed the blame of the entire war on Germany. As stated in document D, article 231 says that “The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her

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