WORLD WAR I
CONSEQUENCES OF WORLD WAR I
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an era of peace and international good will in Germany
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an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its status as a world power
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a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong
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a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty forced Germany to surrender colonies in Africa, Asia and the Pacific; cede territory to other nations like France and Poland; reduce the size of its military; pay war reparations to the Allied countries; and accept guilt for the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most famous legacy of the Treaty of Versailles is that its draconian terms-designed to prevent Germany from repeating its military aggression-instead created an economic and political crisis that led to the rise of Hitler and the start of World War II.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany? Germany was forced to demilitarize the Rhineland, Germany was forced to pay reparations to the French and English, and Germany was forced to accept TOTAL guilt for the war.