Question

Which provision of the Treaty of Versailles had the greatest economic impact on Germany?

Germany had to spend money to rebuild its military.
Germany had to buy back lands claimed by the Allies.
Germany had to pay huge reparations for the damages it caused.
Germany had to pay large fees to join the League of Nations.

Answer 1

The largest economic impact on Germany following Versailles was the fact that Germany had to pay huge reparations for the damages it (and other opposing states) caused. The costs of these reparations took a huge toll on the democratic Weimar Government in Germany to the point where the nation slipped into crippling depression. The economic downturn tied to the Weimar Regime stoked a great deal of animosity against the democratic government paving the way for radical political movements in Germany like Hitler's Nazi Party.

So, the answer is D.

Answer 2

Germany had to pay huge reparations for the damages it caused.

Step-by-step explanation:

Among the many provisions of the treaty, one of the most important and controversial provisions stipulated that the Central Powers (Germany and its allies) accept all moral and material responsibility for having caused the war and, under the terms of articles 231-248, they should disarm, make important territorial concessions to the victors and pay exorbitant economic compensations to the victorious States. The Treaty of Versailles was undermined early by later events after 1922 and was widely violated in Germany in the 1930s with the coming to power of Adolf Hitler.