... They lost Alsace-Lorraine to France and various areas to Poland, had their military power greatly reduced (only 100,000 men, no conscription, no air-force) and were forced to pay huge reparations of £6600 million. Also, the League of Nations was set-up in the aftermath of the war, but Germany was not allowed to join until 1926. This, together with the treaty, resulted in a great feeling of resentment from the German people, who declared it the 'death of Germany,' and wanted to rip it up and take revenge. The League of Nations was set up to achieve peace by protecting the borders, boundaries and independence of nations and to resolve disputes peacefully. However, right form the start, it had inherent weaknesses. It needed unanimous decisions to employ sanctions, and had a weak membership due to more powerful nations such as America and Russia not joining. This meant it couldn't successfully ...

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