b. Versailles Settlement and German reactions to it
When the German government sued for an end to fighting, they did so in the belief that the Armistice would be based on Wilson’s Fourteen Points. It offered an alternative to having to face the ‘total’ defeat that the nature of this war had indicated would happen. In reality, the Armistice terms were very tough, and were designed not only to remove Germany’s ability to continue fighting, but also to serve as the basis...