Which country suffered most under the Treaty of Versailles, and why?

Question:Which country suffered most under the Treaty of Versailles, and why?

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The Treaty of Versailles was only between the Allies and Germany. Each Central Power had their separate treaty after the war ended. Therefore, Germany suffered the most, although Italy, an Allied Power, also suffered under the Treaty.
The Treaty of Versailles required that Germany pay reparations to the Allies for the war. This led to hyper-inflation. Money was more valuable as something to burn in order to stay warm.
The Treaty also created a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in Germany.
Germany's military was restricted to a defensive force.
The Alsace-Lorraine region, which was rich in raw materials, was given back to France, who had lost it after the Franco-Prussian War.
Germany lost all of her colonies and land was taken away from Germany itself and given to other nations. At this time, Poland returned to the map of Europe with some of the land taken from Germany.

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that officially ended World War I. It was signed on June 28, 1919, exactly 5 years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, one of the events that triggered the start of the war. Although the armistice signed on November 11, 1918 put an end to the actual fighting, it took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude a peace treaty. Of the many provisions in the treaty, one of the most important and controversial provisions required Germany and its allies to accept full responsibility for causing the war and, under the terms of articles 231-248, disarm, make substantial territorial concessions and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. The Treaty was undermined by subsequent events starting as early as 1922 and was widely flouted by the mid thirties

Germany suffered the most

The terms of the Treaty, which Germany had no choice but to accept, were announced on May 7, 1919. Germany lost:

* 13% of its national territory
* All of its overseas colonies (including Kamerun, German East Africa, German Southwest Africa, Togoland and German New Guinea)
* 12.5% of its population
* 16% of its coalfields, and half its iron and steel industry.

Territorial restrictions on Germany

* Alsace-Lorraine yielded to France.
* Saar coal fields placed under French control for 15 years.
* Annexation of Austria prohibited.
* Annexation of Czechoslovakia prohibited.
* Annexation of Poland and Danzig prohibited.

* Loss of all overseas colonies.
* Part of Upper Silesia ceded to Poland.

Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia became independent states (acquired by Germany from Russia at Brest-Litovsk).

Military restrictions on Germany

* The Rhineland to be a demilitarized zone.
* The German armed forces cannot number more than 100,000 troops and no conscription.
* Enlisted men to be retained for at least 12 years; officers to be retained for at least 25 years.
* Manufacturing of weapons is prohibited.
* Import and export of weapons is prohibited.
* Manufacture or stockpiling of poison gas is prohibited.
* Tanks are prohibited.
* Naval forces limited to 15,000 men, 6 battleships (no more than 10,000 tons displacement each), 6 cruisers (no more than 6,000 tons displacement each), 12 destroyers (no more than 800 tons displacement each) and 12 torpedo boats (no more than 200 tons displacement each).
* Submarines are prohibited.
* Military aircraft are prohibited.
* Artillery is prohibited.
* Blockades on ports are prohibited.

Legal restrictions on Germany

* Article 231: forced to accept sole responsibility of war and had to promise to make good all the damage done to civilian population of the allies. Also known as the "War Guilt Clause".
* Article 227: former German emperor, Wilhelm II was charged with supreme offence against international morality. He was to be tried as a war criminal.
* Article 228-230: many were tried as war criminals. Some could not be tried as they were hiding.

and also territorial losses

Germany. cause they lost

Germany

Germany bore the blame for the war and suffered the most under this treaty.
Just Germany having the blame for the war and not Serbia is proff of this.

Australia, because they make every B>L>O>O>D>Y student answer this question for history.
Seriously, I would say France, because conditions about French safety were imposed that the Germans couldn't even keep for 20 years.