Germans React Angrily to the Treaty

Under each of the following six points briefly explain why Germany reacted so angrily to the Treaty of Versailles.

1. Germans were no aware of the situation in 1919.
Due to Germanys high censorship of the war, this was due to the fact that Germany wanted people to join the war and keep German moral up, many people though Germany was winning the war or at least not loosing it. This lack  of knowledge of the war meant that many people were surprised by the end of the war and the treaty. they though that there was simply a ceasefire.



2. War guilt and reparations
War guilt meant that Germany was to accept blame for the war. they were also forced to take the blame and reparations for the war. many people fear that the reparation payments would cripple an already struggling german economy. people in germany at the time could not deal with paying for other countries to rebuild when they themselves had to rebuild and at the time had there own people starving




3. Disarmament
This stuck Germany very hard because Germany's army was not only a army but a symbol of Germany's pride. This would be look at by Germans asa slap in the face.  This also help to give hitler more popularity when he rebuilt the army in 1935. 


4. German territories
As if the debt and the reparation payments weren't enough, Germany also lost many of their territories and land. This land was very industrial areas and would have been key in helping to pay off the reparations.   



5. Fourteen Points and League
Germany felt that they were not welcome among the other nations. They felt that the fourteen points were not followed. also they were not invited to the league of nations making them feel isolated and even more vengeful. this vengeance and feeling of isolation is key in causing the second world war.



6. Double Standards?
other countries did not feel bad for germans because they to placed a harsh treat on another country when they had won a war. Also they did have economic problems, however the problems were caused by germany themselves so there was no sympathy for germany.