WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Which country was punished most harshly for its involvement in World War I? Germany was most harshly punished.

Detailed explanation-2: -European countries dealt a harsh punishment to Germany for its role in the First World War-a move that would soon come back to haunt the world. United States president Woodrow Wilson smiles as he leads the procession that followed the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Versailles Punished Defeated Germany With These Provisions. Some disarmed the German military, while others stripped the defeated nation of territory, population and economic resources, and forced it to admit responsibility for the war and agree to pay reparations.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -After the devastation of World War I, the victorious western powers imposed a series of harsh treaties upon the defeated nations. These treaties stripped the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary, joined by Ottoman Turkey and Bulgaria) of substantial territories and imposed significant reparation payments.