There were many weakness of the Treaty of Versailles. We shall address each answer choices.
1. It did not adequately punish most of the Central Powers, while punishing Germany greatly.
- This claim is false. The Treaty of Versailles actually punished the Central Powers too much. Claims against Germany were uncalled for, for they were technically not the aggressors in this case (it was their ally, Austrio-Hungary). Austrio-Hungary was split into many states, with the larger part being Austria and Hungary. Like Austrio-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire was also broken up into smaller states. Germany, while they were not split up, were punished severely. They had to give up large economic lands (Rhineland) to France, as well as pay large reparations to the Allies.
2. It failed to address calls for self-determination among colonized people.
- This claim is true. While some colonies were broken up and giving freedom, many (such as India, for example) still retained the colonization, and were not given their rights.
3. False
- As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to give up all their colonies, especially in the Pacific. They also had to give up large amounts of native territories, which led to Germany anger, and a spark for WWII.
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