The Treaty of Versailles, which was made after World War One, caused German anger in many ways, including the high reparation claims and how much territory was taken from them. There were also some other actions taken during the 1920-1929 period to try and maintain peace, in the form of treaties and some pacts.
One way that the Treaty of Versailles caused Germany anger was how much territory was taken from her. She lost 13.5 percent of her territory and about 7 million people to neighbouring countries because of the Treaty of Versailles. They also particularly didn't like the loss 17800 square miles of land to the new country, Poland in the east and how Germany was separated into two parts by the Polish Corridor. The other losses included Alsace and Lorraine to France and other land to Belgium and Denmark. Germany also lost all of her overseas colonies, which were given to the Allies.
Another thing that angered Germany about the Treaty of Versailles was the high reparation claims. Germany had to take the blame for the war, which she hated doing, and was to pay the Allies for the cost of the war. She was expected to pay £6.6 billion pounds for the damage the war had cost the other countries. Germany then complained that the Allies were trying to make her bankrupt with the high reparations. She used the fact that the leader of the British financial experts had resigned in protest of the high reparations expected from Germany as proof of this.
What else made Germany angry was the control that the Treaty had on her armed forces. Germany was to reduce her army to 100,000 men and was not allowed to have any tanks. She also was only allowed a small navy with six battleships and no submarines, and also was not to have any air force at all. What made her even angrier was the fact that she had to disarm without a guarantee that the Allies would do the same.
Germany also claimed that the conditions of the Treaty were discussed in secret by the others, and they forced them upon her.
