During the period 1919-1939, Germans were forced to comply with the Treaty of Versailles, a document drawn up solely by the Allied Powers to discipline Germany. Although the people of the world marveled at the end of the "war to end all wars" and gleefully thought that such a war would never be fought again, they had no idea that a war even more great war was brewing, a war whose origins go back to the form of the Treaty of Versailles. World War II was certainly not an inevitable war, but the result of many years of German pride and contempt for its rivals, built up following the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles helped spark World War II through three main atrocities against the German people. The primary cause of World War II was the fact that the Treaty of Versailles took away valuable land rich in natural resources from Germany. The second cause of the war was that the Treaty of Versailles severely limited the number of troops Germany was allowed to have. Third, the Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to pay numerous reparations amounting to over $700 billion (Document C). The origin of the war was undoubtedly the Treaty of Versailles, which heavily punished Germany while virtually ignoring other responsible countries like Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. Following the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was forced to abandon some of the vital parts of its country. his country which was extremely rich in resources. For example, Germany lost the Polish Corridor and much of southwest Germany (Document A). Additionally, the Treaty of Versailles took away from Germany Alsace and Lorraine, territories which bordered Germany's rival France (Document A). This egregious act caused Germany to lose 40% of its coal... middle of paper ... event culminated in 1933 when Hitler came to power and immediately stopped all reparations payments. In conclusion, the Treaty of Versailles was undoubtedly the reason why World War II broke out. The treaty was unreasonably vicious to the Germans by forcing them to give up valuable territory. Additionally, the treaty limited the number of troops Germany was allowed to have. Ultimately, the Treaty of Versailles imposed severe reparations on Germany that only angered the Germans. This bold treaty gave rise to Hitler ignoring restrictions on soldiers and immediately stopping all reparations payments. The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany solely for the war and the treaty fueled German nationalism and hatred of rival Western countries. Without doubt, the ruthless nature of the Treaty of Versailles towards the Germans inevitably led to war on a global scale less than 20 years later..