How World War 1 and Its Aftermath Led To World War 2

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The Treaty forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war and required them to pay reparations they were ill-prepared to pay (Author not given, 2003). The size of Germany shrank while Italy and France grew. The Weimar Republic, the 1918 German government, was unpopular and was not able to control the country (Author not given, 2003). The standing army was reduced greatly, wounding Germany's pride (Author not given, 2004). Many ex-soldiers joined a secret army, the Freicorps (Author not given, 2003). All these things raised feelings in Germany that they had been greatly wronged by the other countries (Author not given, 2004).

ECONOMIC FALLOUT

All of Europe suffered economic hardships after World War I, but Germany especially so. Its foreign colonies were given to other countries (Author not given, 2004). All the European countries suffered great inflation because they simply printed more money to try to cover their debts, many of those debts ...

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