WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The reparation system was reorganized resulting in the Dawes Plan, the Young Plan, and the indefinite postponement of reparations at the Lausanne Conference of 1932. The treaty has often been cited as a cause of World War II. Its terms led to great resentment in Germany which powered the rise of the Nazi Party.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties on the Germans, including loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization.

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: -How might the harsh provisions of the treaty of Versailles affect conditions in Germany? Germany had to pay reparations and destroyed most of their fleet. But the real cost was political instability and economic recession that would take the Nazi party to power in 1933.

Detailed explanation-5: -Due to the Versailles treaty, Germany was forced to pay incredibly sizeable reparations to France and Great Britain. In addition, the Versailles treaty, which many agreed was far too harsh, forced Germany to give up thirteen percent of its land. At first Germany tried to recover from the war by way of social spending.