The Treaty of Versailles

A post from Alex:

The Treaty of Versailles was a document created by the United Kingdom, France and Russia in 1918, to end World War I. After the war, the Allied Powers created this treaty, which held Germany responsible for the whole war. Though the other countries contributed to the millions and millions of deaths, Germany was still blamed for all the terrible events. This treaty forced Germany to take responsibility for the war and pay back the UK, France, Russia and other European countries for all the damage they caused. The treaty forced them to give up the city of Alsace Lorraine to France, along with the center city of their economy, Saar Basin. Even after the Allied Powers took away Germany’s source of money, they still expected the German government to pay for the deaths of their citizens. To summarize, the Treaty of Versailles was used to scapegoat Germany for World War I. This treaty suppressed Germany and is thought to have contributed to the beginning World War II.