Conditions of Germany after the Treaty of Versailles 1919

Abstract

The World War ended with the victory of the Allied Powers (Britain, France, Belgium, Montenegro, Serbia...) over the Central Powers (Germany, Austria, Hungary). Although both sides suffered many material losses from the destruction of infrastructure and human lives as a result of the killing of millions during the war, the Treaty of Versailles, which was imposed in 1919 on the Central Powers, including Germany, came with harsh conditions. The Treaty of Versailles considered Germany primarily responsible for the losses suffered by various countries of the world as a result of the war, which imposed compensation on it that inflicted various types of injustice and poverty on the German people. This made the German state, after it had been a great power, a weak state, which led to popular discontent among the Germans as a result of the unfair conditions and several coup attempts in response to the new republic's acceptance of the terms of the treaty. The Treaty of Versailles came as a response by the Allied Powers, especially France, to weaken Germany militarily and economically, as we see clearly in the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The research discussed the signing of the Treaty of Versailles after the end of World War I and the conditions of Germany, especially from a military and economic perspective, as a result of the sanctions imposed on it according to the treaty.