The Treaty of Versailles (ended WWI)

The treaty of Versailles affected Germany at the end of WWI mostly negatively in many ways. First of all, it limited their military power very aggresively and they were left unable to defend themselves. Also the Treaty practically destroyed their economy because as a result of the Treaty most of their produce and profit had to be sent to the Allied nations as a reparation payment. They also lost a large amount of land because of the treaty and their overseas colonies were also taken away from them so a massive amount of the German population was left living outside the new German borders. So overall Germany was forced to take the blame and all the punishments that were a result of the war and I don't think that was fair because Germany was'nt the only ones to caused damage in the war but they were forced to take the blame regardless and that's what led to the bitterness of the German population to follow. I think historians believe that the treaty led to the rise of Hitler and WWII because the treaty left Germany very vulnerable and they needed something or someone to lead them out of that time of darkness and that's where Hitler stepped in.