Views on the Treaty of Versailles

Verdicts on the Treaty of Versailles

Germany's reaction 

• The overall reaction was horror and outrage. 
• They did not feel they had started the war.  
• They believed that the government had simply agreed to a ceasefire.
• They thought Germany should have been at the Paris Peace Conference to negotiate peace.  
• They were angry  that they were being forced to accept a harsh treaty without any choice or even comment.
• Ebert, the German leader tried to protest and refused to sign the Treaty,…