The answer to your question is the Sherman Act. Hope this helps!
Many economists felt that the reparations demanded from Germany were excessive and counterproductive. Operating from the principle of permanently weakening Germany, France was particularly keen on punishing Germany and limiting its ability to wage war. This approach, however, backfired because reparations were so severe Germany plunged into economic chaos. This situation allowed for the rise of Adolf Hitler and planted the seeds for WWII.
The main problem that the treaty of Versailles was the extremely huge amount of money that Germany was forced to pay to the allies, this was because it destroyed the German economy that later would suffer even more with the 29' crack, clearing the way for Hitler and the nazis that were voted by Germans who were sick ...
