Question

Why did Germany agree to the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 1

Germany was ground to dust by the end of WWI. The would need assistance from other countries to begin to rebuild their depleted resources in order to become self-sustaining. To avail themselves of these resources they were forced to sign the treaty accepting blame for the massive loss of life and property as a result of their effort to tyrannize Europe into German subjection.

Answer 2

i think it was because they had run out of money and the country couldnt afford to carry on the war... plus they had pretty much lost anyway

Answer 3

France and Great Britian wanted to make Germany pay for WW1. They insisted Germany to pay reparations. Reparations are payments for economic injuries suffered from a war. It was signed on June 28th 1919.

Answer 4

German civilians were starving beacuse of a british navy blockade and trhey had no choice. The allies had overrun their country- if they didn't sign then they simply would have been taken into our hands and governed by us completely- although that isd effectively what the trety did. Also the people signing it probably had guns to their heads

Answer 5

thats an interesting question, im a watch the answers for this, i wana know too

Answer 6

The country needed debt forgiveness from many of the other powers that it fought , I think.

Answer 7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_b/203-9792016-7851160?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=treaty+of+versailles+1919. . these books should be useful as a range of sources for answering the question. Try firstworldwar.com as well.

Answer 8

They had no choice.They were on the verge of collapse,If the war prolonged there would not have been Germany.

Answer 9

The German army was not actually defeated on the field of battle and their country was not over-run but the Royal Navy had instituted a very successful long range blockade and Germany was starving. Coupled with this - the German government choose not to pay for the war by increasing taxes; instead they borrowed money that they thought could be repaid by reparations when the war was over, i.e., they won. By the autumn of 1918 the USA had entered the war and had a million men in France. So, Germany was broke and the banks would advance no more money, the people were starving the navy had mutinied and with the entry of the Americans defeat was inevitable. The signing of the treaty was to cause enormous resentment in Germany and those who signed it were labeled "The November Criminals". Check out http://www.berlin-explored.com

Answer 10

It depends on who you believe, the allies or the Germans, the allies thought they had already won the war but the German military believed they were betrayed by communists and traitors, but history is always written by the winners so what is in the history books is that the Germans had lost the war which is arguable.