Why the treaty of Versailles gave rise to second world war ?
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The Treaty of Versailles was not a peaceful treaty and it was dictated against the defeated nations .
The Treaty was humiliating for Germany and it gave rise to the spirit of revenge .
The Treaty declared Germany guilty of aggression .
Germany had to pay 33 billion dollars as war reparations .
Germany had to cede all her pre war territories .
Germany also lost some territories to the other nations.
Germany lost Alsace - Lorraine to France , Eupen-et-Malmedy and Danzig became a part of the Polish territory .
Hence Germany looked for an opportunity to do away with the Treaty and militarily take revenge .
This led to the Second World War .
⬛ Germany was annoyed and humiliated with the Treaty of Versailles .
⬛ German army was reduced to 1 lakh infantry , 25,000 navy and the air ships and submarines were banned.
⬛ Germany had to supply huge quantities of coal to the Allies .
⬛ Germany had to cede her coal mines to the Allies .
⬛ Germany hence looked for an Opportunity as Hitler insisted " to throw the Treaty of Versailles into the waste paper basket ".
⬛ Hitler proved the weakness of the League of Nations by invading Poland which was the immediate cause of the Second World War .
The Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI, led to the start of WWII, less than 20 years later, because of how harshly it treated Germany and how angry Germans were about this. ... They forced Germany to admit all guilt for the war and they required Germany to pay a large amount of money in reparations to the Allies.