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This paper argues that the Treaty of Versailles was punitive and humiliating for the German public, inspiring hyper-inflation due to Weimar Republic payment efforts. It also contends that this exerted demoralizing effects that helped to allow the rise of Nazism in the early 1930s. The paper summarizes by stating that the Treaty of Versailles should have an imprint on future treaty design, particularly in avoiding undue strain.

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"The Treaty of Versailles produced numerous economic, political, military and territorial ramifications for Germany and without question caused undue hardship among German citizens. In order to appreciate the Treaty's effects on Germany, at large, it is necessary to examine the origins of a Treaty of punitive nature, and analyze how its provisions brought sometimes severe deprivation, retarded Germany's efforts to tackle significant economic problems, diplomatic rapprochement, and deeply hindered the ability for Germany to maintain a fledgling democracy."

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