Question

The peace treaty at Versailles was a harsh and humiliating peace. Elaborate!​

Answer 1

Answer:

The peace treaty at Versailles with the Allies was considered as harsh and humiliating because of the following reasons: Germany lost its overseas colonies, 1/10th of its population, 13% of its territories, 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal to France, Poland, Denmark and Lithuania

Answer 2

Answer:

The peace treaty at Versailles was a harsh and humiliating peace because:

• Germany lost its overseas colonies, a tenth of its population, 13% of its territories, 75% of iron and 26% of its coal to France, Polland, Denmark and Lithuania.
• The Allied Armies also demilitarised Germany to weaken its power.
• The War Guilt Clause held Germany responsible for the damage faced by the Allied countries.
• Germany was forced to pay compensation amounting to £6 billion.
• The Aliied armies also occupied Germany's resource-rich Rhineland for much of the 1920s.

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