How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to Hitlers rise to power?
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... Shimon Simon History Coursework 9/4/02 How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to Hitler's rise to power? Question 1 The Treaty of Versailles was a conference lasting a year and ended when two German representatives signed it on the 28th June 1919. It was an edict against Germany by the allied powers due to WW1. The Leaders of Britain Being David Lloyd George, France- Georges Clemenceau and the US leader Woodrow Wilson took the important decision of Versailles. The main terms can be split into 5 areas. Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war. Germany's army was limited to 100,000 men. Conscription was banned. No armoured vehicles, submarines or aircraft were to be used by them. The Navy could only build six battleships. The Rhineland was to be demilitarised. £6.6million was to be paid as reparations to the allied powers. German Overseas Empire was taken away. 10%














