Question

Due to conditions set forth in the Treaty of Versailles, Germany lost much of its territory. Why did this prove to be economically fatal to the nation?

Answer 1

It was fatal to the nation because they had alot of land. it also limited their millatary and they had an enormass millatary.

Answer 2

Germany's loss of land thanks to the Treaty of Versailles was economically fatal because it limited the resources that Germany had access to. When Germany lost control of places like Rhineland and other colonies, it severely limits their ability to trade/control the economy of these colonies. This meant that Germany had fewer trade partners and little access to goods outside of mainland Germany.