<span>A major criticism directed against the articles of confederation was that power was allocated primarily to "the states" as opposed to the central government, which made the US very weak--both socially and economically. </span>
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.
They worked to open both countries to foreign trade.
