ecause it went to easily on the Germans. They ended up not joining the League of Nations. H.C.Lodge fought it. In article 10, US troops could be dispatched in times of conflict and we did not want to be involved in the European conflicts. The US became isolationist. The Treaty demilitarized Germany greatly. They were required to pay full war reparations. The biggest effect of the treaty was that Germany had to assume full war guilt. German lands were handed over to France and Poland. France obtained Alsace and Lorraine and the Saar mining region. Poland was given Silesia and the Polish Corridor was formed. This treaty made Germany hateful towards Europe. By humiliating Germany, it was almost impossible to avoid future wars. In addition to the humiliation of Germany, the Turkish Empire was also divided. Britain obtained Iraq and Palestine while France got Lebanon and Syria. The new controllers of these countries would cause rebellions. The political effects of WWI would not last long. Because of the harsh treatment of the Germans, a Second World War was not far away. WWI had many economic consequences as well. First of all, Germany was left in shambles after the Treaty. They were being forced to pay reparations that they couldn’t afford. They paid the first couple payments before they started to stop. This forced France and Belgium to occupy part of Germany. This led to tensions. Also, after WWI, woman went back home and men went back to the factories. The 20’s were a great time of prosperity in the US. Wages were high and everyone was making money in the stock market. Economically, WWI had a great impact of Europe. WWI had many psychological impacts on Europe also. Trench warfare was awful. In fact, there was a lot of mutiny in the French and Italian armies because of the trench warfare. Europe had forgotten the terrors of war and this was a wake up call to them. So many people died that they did not want to ever ...
