Question

Which of the following are two of the expected demands made by the Treaty of Versailles toward Germany? Germany had to give back its agricultural regions. Germany had to take sole responsibility for the war. Germany could keep most of its military forces. Germany had to lose much of its industrial areas.

Answer 1

The correct answers are the following:

• Germany had to take sole responsibility for the war.
• Germany had to lose much of its industrial areas.

After WWI, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, through which (among other provisions), the victorious powers:  France, UK and Russia blamed Germany for all the losses suffered and imposed the dismantling of its army, the payment of very abussive war reparations and the devolution of several territories (for example, to France) that were among the richest in terms of industrial development.

These reparations not only exhausted the possibilities of recovery of the German economy, but also generated, among the Germans, a feeling of nationalism against the other European powers that were oppressing them. The very complicated economic situation, which led to an hyperinflation crisis, help to gain support for the extreme-right wing nationalist party leaded by Adolf Hitler, which promised to restore German pride and to recover its ancient glory.

Answer 2

Two of the expected demands made by the Treaty of Versailles towards Germany are 1. Germany had to take sole responsibility for the war and 2. Germany had to lose much of its industrial areas.