Why was the Treaty of Versailles so in Germany?

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"Why was the Treaty of Versaille so in Germany?"

The Treaty of Versaille was a document drawn up by the League of Nations, the main influential countries being Britain France and the U.S.A. after the 1st World War. The Treaty restricted what Germany could do with regards to the Economy, the Military, and lands that Germany claimed to own. The Treaty was very strict with the Germans as it was a way of discouraging Germany from attacking and it was also a way for the British, French and American to have a little bit of revenge.

One feature of the Treaty that would have made it unpopular was the fact that Germany was made to pay reparations of £6600 million to the countries that they had been at war with and for all the damage caused even that that had been caused by the Allies bombs. This massive bill caused the German economy to go into a stage of Hyper-inflation were the value of one German mark dropped from 4 marks being equivalent to $1 an 1914 to an all time low of 4.2 billion marks being the equivalent to $1 in 1923. This meant that Germany's economical stability was destabilising and Germany couldn't see why they had to pay for all the damage and that the countries that they were forced to give money to were as guilty as they were and therefore should pay as well.
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The Treaty said that Germany could keep it's army but on the condition that it was restricted to only 100, 000 men, which the Germans were not happy with as this was smaller than the Belgium army and this was an insult for Germany. Germany was also not allowed to have an Air Force, Heavy Guns or Tanks. There Navy was restricted to only 15,000 men and they were only allowed to have six Battleships. To add to the humiliation there were French and British troops stationed along the Ruhr and the German troops were not allowed to ...

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This is a very detailed response that demonstrates excellent and precise knowledge and stays focused on the question throughout. Unfortunately it lacked a conclusion, where the key reasons for the treaty's unpopularity could have been summarised. 5 out of 5 stars.