Answer:
1) As retaliation and protection against a second war, the British and French sought to devastate Germany's armed might in some way. Additionally, they developed the desire to divide up the Ottoman Empire among themselves and grant the Austro-Hungarian Empire's constituent states the freedom to form their own states.
2) The Versailles Treaty was essentially not a peace pact but rather the archetypal instance of retaliation. Given the destruction caused by the conflict, it is simple to understand why someone would want to exact vengeance. But history also demonstrates emphatically that seeking revenge costs a great deal of money, both for countries and for people.
3) This clause essentially forbade numerous German industries from marketing their products in other countries. Germany participated in a massive hyperinflation of its currency as required by the Versailles Treaty in order to settle its obligations for World War I. By producing paper marks until they were completely useless by 1923.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Treaty of Versailles is the peace treaty that ended World War One.
- Both Germany and the Allies later on felt that the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War 1, was incredibly unjust. Both British and American political figures, Woodrow Wilson and David Lloyd George, predicted that the Treaty of Versailles would infuriate the Germans because of its extremely strict conditions and that the situation might worsen into a larger conflict. However, after six years of battling and hardship, Lloyd George was forced to appease the British public's desire for retribution. In addition, George Clemenceau of France, whose nation endured the most during World War 2, had to be appeased by Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson. The French people were very enraged with the Germans and wanted to weaken them as severely as they could in order to exact their vengeance. As a result, they at the moment approved the Treaty of Versailles.
Slowly, the situation began to calm down, and more and more people began to understand that the Treaty was exceedingly severe on the Germans. Specifically, the reparations Germany was required to pay in 1919 (226 billion Reichmarks, or 11.3 billion British Pounds) were a sum that could not be repaid because of the war's economic damage to Germany. 6.3 billion pounds, or 132 billion reichmarks, were thus subtracted from the total. The Allies chose to cancel the payments entirely because they knew Germany could not make good on their obligations, and Germany ultimately paid only about 20 billion Reichmarks.
The Allies later disregarded Hitler's geographical gains, particularly those of Memel, Sudenterland, Eupen-Malmedy, etc. when he came to power. Although Anschluss (Union with Austria) was prohibited by the Treaty of Versailles, the Allies chose to disregard this and permit it because they believed that Germany had a right to reclaim its lost territory and because a union with Germany might help Austria's economy, which was in dire straits. The Allies agreed to give Hitler what he wanted for the time being because they did not want to start another conflict. The final straw was a covert agreement that Hitler struck with Russia to split Poland between them. Hitler was too power-hungry and unable to be content, the allies had realized.
As every other European country was remilitarizing and the allies were aware that such a sizable nation would eventually start doing so, they also permitted Hitler to get away with it. Hitler's choice was well received by the German people because the German Army had long been a source of national pride for Germany. The Allies decided not to interfere because the Treaty of Versailles had removed that authority.
In conclusion, the Allies allowed Germany to violate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles because they believed it was unjust and because they wanted to avoid starting another conflict, so they gave Hitler what he wanted.
- (2) Partly as a result of misinformation and partially as a result of mentality, the Treaty of Versailles was created. It was an unwarranted 19th-century treaty for a 20th-century conflict. All nations other than the United States contributed to World War I. (Even though Germany used the Sarajevo incident and AH to bring on war). No wartime compensation ought to have been demanded. Plebiscites for other concentrated ethnic groups should have been conducted while Poland was returning regardless of the circumstances. Austria, Hungary, and additional plebiscites as necessary should have replaced the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Instead of the retaliation that happened, the League of Nations should have been granted authority to impose a legal transition. Germany ought to have had access to the negotiating table as well. WWII might not have happened if reconstruction had been the main objective rather than retaliation.