Treaty of Versailles became famously for two reasons, firstly for ending World War I and secondly by imposing on Germans to pay the price of the war. Germans punished under the treaty as military capabilities restricted with minimum arms and ammunition with no airships. Germans forced to give enormous reparations to the Allies (Britain, France and America). The treaty also required the surrender of territories of Germany. All this led to instability in the country with economic depression and political instability which allowed Hitler to come into power by promising a stable situation with a rising economy and pride.
The lure of profit pushed explorers to seek new trade routes to the Spice Islands and eliminate Muslim middlemen. ... Trade for luxuries such as spices and silk inspired European explorers to seek new routes to Asia
The Republican Henry Cabot Lodge and other Republicans refused to ratify the League of Nations because certain aspects of the new international organization were believed to interfere with American sovereignty in crafting foreign policy
