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The Treaty of Versailles (Ended WW I)

The treaty of Versailles, a peace treaty, was famously signed on June 28, 1919 in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles near Paris. It was basically signed at the end of World War I between Germany and the Allies, which also ended the WWI.

The Treaty required Germany to put an end to their military and reduce its army to 100,000. But it wasn't all about doing that. The Treaty did a lot of things to Germany that punished them mostly because Germany was blamed for the huge loss of their allies, which are England and France. It also prohibited German troops presence in all the territory on the left bank of the Rhine River and also on the right bank. It stopped all importation, exportation, and nearly all production of war materials for the Germans.
Mostly the Treaty of Versailles created a huge impact on the military service of Germany because it required a lot military things for the Germans to abandon. It limited its navy to 24 ships, with no submarines, and its naval personnel shouldn't exceed to 15,000. It required to abandon all military and naval aviation by October 1, 1919.
Because of the hurtful damage experienced by France and England during the war, Germany was required by the treaty to make huge financial reparation too. And speaking about financial, payment was made in the form of ships, trains, livestock, and valuable natural resources. Germany was really having a hard time here, which i can tell because they were so badly punished. And I think the Germans deserved to be punished this way or more because they cause a very sad loss and damage on France and England that even words couldn't be express how they affected their allies badly.

Sooner, when Germany was badly punished and couldn't regain its power, Adolf Hitler unexpectedly came to the world of Germany along with his fascist politics. I think the reason why some historians say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Adolf Hitler is because when Germany was in a deep trouble and crisis, they needed a great leader to lead their country in a more revamp and organize way. And Adolf Hitler was that man who can do these things well. Because of that, Adolf Hitler realized how fascism was also needed in Germany, that's why he suggested and acted these politics due to how weak Germany was. And Hitler wanted to have a powerful well-built military that can easily overthrow any form of Government. That made the reason why he used fascism, which favors dictatorial government and extreme nationalism as a way to make Germany stronger.

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