How It Affected Society

The Political Effects-

The Treaty ended having a lot of political ramifications. First, the government at that time had refused to sign it and resigned leaving the net government with no choice but to sign it. This then led to dissension in the country because the leader of the government was accused of betraying Germany. This theory was considered true because the people in Germany were suffering a lot due to the failing economy, and the soldiers felt that it was the politicians that lost the war, and not them. This distrust of the government led to uprisings.

This also led to Germany being unable to restore any of the monarchies that were previously in Germany. And even more, all the other countries distrusted and feared Germany, and have let the country become isolated.

The Physical Effects-

The Treaty of Versailles allowed for the geography of Europe to go through a radical change. Before the end of the war in 1919, most of Europe was made up of Germany and Austria-Hungary. After the war, Germany and Austria-Hungary were split up, and separated into other countries. The new countries include Poland, Czech, Romania, Yugo, and Bulgaria.

The Financial Effects-One thing that was very clear in the Treaty of Versailles is that Germany was to take all the blame for WWI. Because of this, Germany was responsible for compensating the Allied powers that were affected by the war while also repairing their own economy. The reparations (the payments of compensation) were to be paid every month and would be equal to £6,600 million (this amount was chosen by the allied powers in 1921). What didn’t help Germany was the loss of the raw materials that were considered large sources of income in other countries.