HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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France was an ally of Austria and French officials were angry that Germany joined with them during WW1
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France had been devastated when Germany invaded and didn’t want Germany to be strong enough to start another war.
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French officials wanted to make sure that Germany became angry enough to fight again so that France could gain military revenge.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly because Allied powers, Great Britain and France especially, blamed Germany for starting the war and the subsequent death and destruction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Germany declared war on Russia and France because of the diplomatic alliances that were in place before World War I. Austria-Hungary’s ally Germany declared war on Serbia’s ally Russia. France prepared for war in support of its ally Russia. Germany then declared war on France.
Detailed explanation-3: -The French, in particular, wanted Germany to pay a heavy price for the war, including loss of territory, disarmament and payment of reparations, while the British saw Wilson’s plan as a threat to their supremacy in Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -German military strategy involved invading the neutral Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) in order to invade France. The conquest of western Europe brought hundreds of thousands of Jews under German control.