How Treaty of Versailles affected WW2?

Question 1

Reasons for outbreak of WW2

Answer 1

Punished the people of Germany-They had already suffered during the war this led to a change in their political system
The new treaty signed by a newly formed government (Republic)blamed for the harshness

Question 2

New Government

Answer 2

Ppl felt like they had been ‘stabbed in the bck’ by them

accelerated political instability and gave a chance to

Hitler chance to rise to power used these feelings against the government -Mein Kampf Destroy Treaty of Versailles.

Question 3

Reparations

Answer 3

Payed massive war debts to allies.
Had lost land which meant losing many profitable industries e.g coal mining
Unemployment
USA stopped loaning money /trading with Germany
which resulted in economic depression-these conditions gave a chance to an extreme government to take advantage the Nazis.

Question 4

The loss of land and the loss of the German Empire

Answer 4

Shameful and angered many Germans and felt resentment towards Allied countries .
Motivated extreme groups Nazis
Thought they had been treated unfairly -entitled to more ‘living space’ which led Hitler to invade countries such as Poland and Russia.

Question 5

Justice

Answer 5

less resentment if Germany allowed to partake in negotiations
less of a feeling amongst German people that the treaty was a ‘diktak’ - a ‘dictated peace’