of war and the guaranteed neutrality of Belgium. Germany had to accept the responsibility of the war and repay the allies for all the losses due to the war. Great Britain received an estimated $10 billion and nearly $100 billion was paid to France (Collins 1). Germany was left defenseless against the rest of the world. While other countries were recovering from war time damage, Germany was still struggling to gain back the freedom they lost with the institution of The Treaty of Versailles.
             The treaty brought forth extreme limitations of German weapons and made trade international on many rivers and also the Kiel Canal located in southern Europe. It also demilitarized a thirty-mile stretch of the Rhine River and provided allied occupations of certain areas of German territory for fifteen years (Young 15). The Allies accepted the Leagues initial guarantees due to the extensive territorial demands of Germany. After the American withdrawal, France sought to continue the occupation of the Rhine River valley on the grounds that Germany was failing to follow the obligations of the treaty. This lead to inflation of the German economy and differences between both France and Great Britain. The results of the treaty set the scene for the next twe
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