How Did The Treaty Of Versailles Cause Ww2

Kids are often prone to bickering and fighting, but they are not alone. The time of peace between the world wars was less than twenty years. Many historians claim that the Treaty of Versailles has a role in this statistic. The Treaty of Versailles caused WWII by enraging Germany via territorial losses, military restrictions, and economic reparations. One main way the Treaty of Versailles caused WWII is the territorial losses Germany suffered. According to “German Territorial Losses, Versailles Treaty, 1919,” Germany lost a lot of land from the treaty. Some of the land the Germans lost was rich in coal, and when lost, the German’ coal production was reduced by 40%. As a result, Germany wanted its pre-war land back. As Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf says, “the restoration of the frontiers of 1914 could only be achieved by blood…” which foreshadows a war, with intent to get back lost land. Furthermore, the Germans were furious, which also foreshadows a war. All of the aforesaid evidence points to the Treaty of Versailles being responsible for WWII.

The Treaty of Versailles states “the total number of [military troops]…in... Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers…Army shall be devoted exclusively to the maintenance of order within the territory,” supporting the idea of which Germans felt powerless. Consequently, the Germans wanted revenge for what France, Britain, and other countries had done in WWI. As said by a political cartoon from 1920, Poland had 300,000 troops, and 3,200,000 reserves. Czechoslovakia had 140,000 troops, and 1,000,000 reserves. All Germany’s neighbors had sufficient troops, while Germany only had 100,000 troops, and no reserves. Additionally, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland; all Germany’s closest neighbors were allied to France. This infuriated the Germans, sealing their desire for