... future German hostility towards the Allies. The Treaty of Versailles was a blunder on the part of Britain and France in that the terms of the treaty were too harsh. It crippled Germany and led to bitterness and resentment amongst the German people. Hitler used the it to shape his foreign policy. It is important that Nazi foreign policy is seen in this historical context for example, as a result of the treaty, Nazi Germany stopped paying reparations, abandoned disarmament and remilitarised the Rhineland. Another blunder on the part of the Allies was that of appeasement. Appeasement led Germany to become powerful. Had the allies taken action earlier, Nazi Germany would not have become so powerful. For example, no action was taken when Hitler's army marched into the Rhineland although, according to the memoirs of his interpreter, Hitler had said: "If the French had then marched into the Rhineland, we would ...

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