The Treaty of Verailles

The Treaty of Versailles greatly affected Germany after WWI. It basically pinned the entire incident on Germany. They were responsible for paying off all the countrys who were greatly affected by the war, which was basically the major countrys of the world. Germany lost all control of their oversea colonies aswell, which was a major loss during a time where imperialism was at its peak. Some of the German border was lost aswell. They lost Alsace and Lorraine to France after 47 years of country, they lost a small portion of northern Germany to Denmark, and a large part of eastern Germany, which became the country of Poland.

Germany was in a major political "slump" after the Treaty of Versailles. They needed a leader to take over and get the country back into shape. This is why historians believe the treaty led to the rise of Hitler and a more dictator oriented government. Hitler took total control and tried to reform Germany into the empire it was before it's major loss of World War I.