The humiliating provisions of the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Hitler in Germany. Substantiate.
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The victorious powers signed the Treaty of Versailles with Germany in 1919.
The Treaty imposed all war guilt on Germany and she was disarmed.
Germany was forced to pay a huge amount as war indemnity to victorious powers.
German colonies were divided among the victors.
The allies occupied the rich mines of Germany.
Germans felt humiliated when the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles were imposed on them. They were agitated and yearned for a leader who could avenge this unfair treatment and lead the country to economic progress.
It was under these circumstances that the Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler gained popular support and came to power.