Why was there opposition in Germany to the Treaty of Versailles?
Summary The Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles because they had not been allowed to take part in the Conference. They thought they had been tricked and betrayed, and they hated the Treaty. • The Germans hated Clause 231 (which blamed Germany for causing the war), because it was the excuse for all the harsh clauses of the Treaty, and because they thought Russia was to blame for starting the war. • Germanys military power was reduced, and it was not allowed any troops in the Rhineland. Germans said this left them powerless against even the tiny countries. Yet at the same time, Germany was not allowed to join the League of Nations an insult. • Germany had to pay 6,600 million reparations, a huge sum which Germans felt was just designed to destroy their economy and starve their children. • Finally, Germans hated the loss of land. Alsace-Lorraine wwas given back to France a national humiliation. Germanys colonies were given to France or Britain, which Germans saw as empire-building. Wor
