was the treaty of versailles fair

Question 1

How was the treaty greeted in Britain and France

Answer 1

With celebrations

Question 2

Did any ordinary people in Britain have reservations about the treaty?

Answer 2

yes- it was not harsh enough

Question 3

Why did some people think the Germans were being hypocrites and operating a double standard

Answer 3

The Germans had treated the Russians very harshly in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918. It was a much harsher treaty than the ToV.

Question 4

Why were Germany’s economic problems partly self-inflicted (and not only due to reparations)?

Answer 4

Other states had raised taxes to pay for the war. The Kaiser had not done this, planning to pay off debt by extracting reparations from the defeated states.