Question

The heavily punished the Germans for their role in world war 1

Answer 1

The French and the British punished Germany by making them sign the Treaty of Versailles. Making Germany go under a lot of debt and had to give away a lot of land. (I think) If I was you id still look it up. Also this Japanese series helped me pass my world history class before: Hetalia. It's silly but historically accurate in their WWI and WWII episodes. You can watch it here
---> kissanime.com.

Answer 2

The French and British punished Germany and blamed them for the war. This was the Treaty of Versailles.