Some of the major punishments for Germany were 1) Loss of 10% of total land 2) Loss of all overseas colonies 3) Demilitarization

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Some of the major punishments for Germany were 1) Loss of 10% of total land 2) Loss of all overseas colonies 3) Demilitarization

of the Rhineland 4) Take all blame for the war 5) Pay 33 billion in reparations to allied powers 6) Reduce army to under 100,000 personnel 7) Eliminate all elements of an airforce and 8) Force all military leaders, including Kaiser Wilhelm II to face trials for war crimes. Which of these punishments would be the most and least upsetting to the German people? Why?

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Free_Kalibri [48] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-13T00:49:21+03:00

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Explanation:

In the persepctive of the German people, the post-war punishment that would be percieved as the "harshest" or "most upsetting" was most likely punishment 1,4 and 5, and the ones that were probably viewed as the "east harsh" or insignificant to the German people was punishment 8. The reason that I assume that the harshest, most significant, and most upsetting punishment(s) were 1,4, and 5 is because these are the punishments that effected the german people <em>directly. </em>The loss of land probably led to relocation and people losing homes, property, etc. The fact that Germany has to take the blame for the war led to racism and prosecution of the German people, many of which had nothing to do with the war and wanted it to end as much as everyone else. And, lastly, punishment 5 was one of the most upsetting because the debt that Germany went into (-33 billion dollars!) will no doubt have caused inflammation of prices, poverty, and lack of resources due to low government funding, which would have effected the people the most, especially those who depended on government help and were not doing well financially to begin with. The punishment that was probably the least significant to the German people was 8, "force all military leaders, including Kaiser Wilhelm II to face trials for war crimes". This is because the people did not have a direct relation with any of these leaders, so it does not concern them as much as punishments like 1,4 and 5 did.