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The Treaty of Versailles’ had the seeds of the Second World War. The Text does not have any comment to this effect.

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  • The Treaty of Versailles was signed between the Allied nations and Germany at Versailles palace in 1919. It was drafted by American President Woodrow Wilson.
  • The Treaty of Versailles was very harsh on Germany because Germany had lost the war.
  • Germany was forced to accept the responsibility for the war damages suffered by the Allies.
  • The victorious powers had deprived Germany of huge tracts of its territory. Germany was burdened with an immense war indemnity.
  • The peace settlement at Paris was made in a spirit of revenge. The Germans felt that too much injustice had been done to them.
  • The German economy was ruined completely. People were starving and the government was in chaos.
  • It was impossible for a proud German race to forget the consequences of the war, which they had lost so humiliatingly.
  • This fuelled the rise of Nazism in Germany which adopted the policy of aggression.
  • In this way, the Treaty of Versailles sowed the seeds of the Second World War.


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