Describe how the Treaty of Versailles weakened Germany

The war reparations issued in the Treaty of Versailles against Germany after WW2 were very harsh, to punish them as the other European countries (France, England) laid all blame for the war on Germany. The reparations they owed costed Germany millions which were impossible to pay back, leading Germany to take loans from the US and print more money, in turn causing the hyperinflation that ruined Germany's economy. Germany's industry was damaged, leaving little production to grow the economy as well as agricultural land being lost. Germany had minimal chance of rebuilding their economy because of the Treaty of Versailles conditions against them while feeling the reparations were hugely unfair. A weakened economy like Germany's during that time lead to the people looking for political leaders promising to right the wrongs of the treaty, explaining the growth of far-right parties.

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