One reason that the Germans hated the Versailles Treaty was because they had no choice but to sign it. In other words, it was ..... ?

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

One reason that the Germans hated the Versailles Treaty was because they had no choice but to sign it. In other words, it was ____ ?

(A) Anschlussa

(B) ** Diktat

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Concept note-1: -The Treaty of Versailles caused furious reactions in Germany. Germany had to pay huge sums of money to the countries it had fought in compensation for the damage. In addition, France, England, and the United States wanted to prevent Germany from becoming strong enough to start a new war.

Concept note-2: -The Germans called the treaty a ‘diktat’ because it was dictated to them, without real consultation. The Weimar government, especially Ebert who had signed the treaty, was looked upon as traitorous.

Concept note-3: -Germany’s representatives had no real choice but to accept the terms. Italian Premier Vittorio Orlando, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, French Premier Georges Clemenceau & U.S. President Woodrow Wilson meeting at Wilson’s Paris home prior to the signing of the Versailles Treaty.

USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

TREATY OF VERSAILLES

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