The Treaty of Versailles was intended to be a peace agreement between the Allies and the Germans. Versailles created political discontent and economic chaos 1in Germany. The Peace Treaty of Versailles represented the results of hostility and revenge and opened the door for a dictator and World War II. November 11, 1918 marked the end of the first World War. Germany had surrendered and signed an armistice agreement. The task of forming a peace agreement was now in the hands of the Allies. In December of 1918, the Allies met in Versailles to start on the peace settlement.2 The main...
to World War I. The ill feelings and economic upheaval that resulted provided the perfect climate for Hitler"s dominance, in post-war Germany. The contributors/participants of Versailles had other motives behind the "peace agreement" other than a peace settlement. Their selfish actions resulted in, not only the economic hardship of Germany, but inflation and unemployment in all of Europe. The severity of the reparations contained in this document set the stage for history to repeat itself. "Therefore, the very way in which the Treaty of Versailles was forced on the German people stored up the material for the next round."35