Explain why Germany thought the Treaty of Versailles was unfair

The first reason the Treaty of Versailles was perceived as unfair was the inclusion of the War Guilt Clause which was juxtaposed to German perceptions of World War I. The War Guilt clause gave culpability to the Germans for beginning the war which held widespread ramifications with regard to the rest of the Treaty. This was important because this clause forced Germany to accept the rest of the Treaty having accepted responsibility for the war. Furthermore this clause also went against the perception that Germany's involvement was due to alliances with Austria and that its population had not truly lost the war. The intertwining of these factors meant the treaty was perceived as unjust because it went against German attitudes to the war and held within it the rest of the consequences of the treaty.

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