why was the treaty of versailles so controversial
The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most controversial international agreements. Many observers both politicians and historians have tended to blame the rise of the Nazis, Hitler and the outbreak of World War II on the Versailles peace settlement.owever Germany only had to pay a small figure of the total reparations. The main reasons for the controversy surrounding the Versailles peace agreement are: * The treaty failed to create a new balance of power. In the east a number of small unstable states such as Poland emerged.