Question

The humiliating provisions of the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Hitler in Germany. Substantiate.

Answer 1

• The victorious powers signed the Treaty of Versailles with Germany in 1919.
• The Treaty imposed all war guilt on Germany and she was disarmed. 
• Germany was forced to pay a huge amount as war indemnity to victorious powers. 
• German colonies were divided among the victors. 
• The allies occupied the rich mines of Germany. 
• Germans felt humiliated when the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles were imposed on them. They were agitated and yearned for a leader who could avenge this unfair treatment and lead the country to economic progress. 
• It was under these circumstances that the Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler gained popular support and came to power.