>>>The penalites in the treaty were light compared to previous wars.
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>They were 30 times heavier than any previously imposed reparations.

Germany paid only a fraction of it back. Where did you get the "30 times" figure?

> And Germany's economy was already in ruins at the time.

After the inflation was dealt with, they bounced back within less than 20 years to become Europe's most powerful economy and the most powerful military.

> If you attribute the rise of National Socialism to such ideas, you must also accept that it was the daily humiliation and hardship imposed by that vindictive treaty that created a fertile ground for such beliefs.

Exactly the opposite. They made up the garbage about a jewish conspiracy so I am less likely to believe the rest.

This is an excellent book
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacemakers:_The_Paris_Peace_Conference_of_1919_and_Its_Attempt_to_End_War