4. Do you think it was a good decision to

punish Germany so harshly? Why or why not?

No because even though the Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles due to the harsh terms imposed on them, especially the reparations, the military and territorial losses. Firstly, the Germans resented the reparations payments. They were forced to pay £6.6 billion as compensation to the victorious nations.

I say no because the treaty of versailles forced Germany to 132 billion Marks, give land to France & disarm. The French made the Treaty unfavorable for the Germans so that Germany would not be able to start a new war. Thus, Germany had to reduce its armed forces from 6 million to 100,000 men, and get rid of its submarines, military aircraft and most of their artillery, such as cannons. Their Navy battleships were limited to only six small ones. Germany also had to give back French territories it had occupied, as well as large territories of its own to Poland, for instance, and all of its colonies. A heavy economical burden for Germany was to pay back the very big World War I reparations for the damage done to the Allied countries, mostly France, during World War I by German troops. This sum was not fixed. 132 billion gold marks had to be paid only as a first part of the German debt. They only finished paying off this debt in 2010.