Treaty of Versailles" was a harsh and humiliating peace? Explain giving the conditions laid in this treaty.
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The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de Versailles) was the most important of the peace .... The terms of the armistice called for an immediate evacuation of German troops .... It also required Germany to give up the gains made via the Treaty of ... The treaty laid down the organisation of the divisions and support units
The Treaty of Versailles was a harsh and humiliating on Germany.
Germany had lost the WWI. It was forced to sign the treaty.
It was harsh due to following reasons -
> With 13% of its territories lost, one-tenth of population was taken away from Germany.
> 75% of iron ore and 26% of coal deposits were taken away.
> It was demilitarized by the winning power of WWI.
> Although there were other countries, the war guilt cause held Germany as the responsible country for causing a lot of damage in the war, as a result it was forced to pay a large compensation.
> Resource-rich Rhineland was occupied by Allied Powers.