The Treaty of Versailles brought peace to Europe and set up, an international organisation, the League of Nations, to preserve the peace.
In some ways it was lenient towards Germany which, unlike Austria-Hungary, remained one country with a population of 60 million compared to the 40 million of France.
Germany had imposed a much harsher treaty of Russia, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in March 1918. Russia had lost nearly one-third of its land area.
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Weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles
It left Germany with a number of grievances.
The Germans could not afford to make the reparations payments.
Britain and France fell out over German reparation payments.
The treaty punished Germany enough to want revenge but not enough to stop her from recovering and seeking revenge.
Wilson pinned too much faith on the League of Nations.
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