The Treaty of Versailles (ended WW I)

The treaty of Versailles was the cause of war world 2. The treaty of Versailles happened
at the end of war world 1.Although it was a pact to end a war and and to cause no more wars it eventually lead to another war.The treaty of Versailles affected Germany at the endbecause they were held responsible for the cause of war world 1 and they lost some of there land which was Turkey.They had to clean up the mess of war world which was not far at all because they were held responsible for the war and had to give up some of there land. The treaty of Versailles was also called the treaty of peace which was suppose to be a treat of peace but in this cause it was not. It was one of the peace treaties that stopped the war.Some of the rules of the treat of Versailles was that they had to give some of there land up also the in there army therre could not be more then 10,000 men.
The rules were the following:

* German army – no conscription 100,000 man limit
* Saar coal mining area controlled by France
* German coal to France, Belgium, Italy for 10 years
* German naval fleet to be surrendered to Britain and restricted in size (the Germans surrendered the fleet by sinking in at Scapa Flow Scotland).
* Germany surrendered all colonies, which would welcome Mandates
* Alsace and Lorraine restored to France (had been taken by Germany, during the Franco-Prussian War of 1878)
* Poland created with territor from West Prussia. Polish Corridor – Danzig – Baltic (created Germany and East Prussia).
* Allies occupy the west bank of the RhineI to French border for 15 years (would become a demilitarized zone)
* Germany must pay reparations (money and/or goods) to the Allies
* Clause 231 – Germany must admit full responsibility or guilt for the war (would be called the war guilt clause).
* The league of Nations would be formed from Wilson’s 14 points

This rules were unfair to the German because they could not win a war with only 10,000 men in their army.The war was not entirely there fault.It was also unfair that they had to give up there navy army and more.It was unfair that they had to pay for all the damages caused by the war.Also that they had to give up and that they had to return Alsace and Lorraine which Germany had taken form France.Some of the historian lead to to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hitler because Germany need a ruler to lead them out of France unfair treaty so then Hitler got to powerful that he became dictator and cause ww2. Historian say this because the treaty was unfair and it was the cause of ww2.