Who was blamed for accepting the Treaty of Versailles?

Correct answer: Leaders of the Weimar Republic

After the First World War, the leaders of the Weimar Republic signed the Treaty of Versailles. Nationalists and right-wing critics blamed them for accepting what they considered a humiliating treaty for Germany, calling them the ‘November Criminals’. Kaiser Wilhelm II had abdicated in 1918, so he was not among the leaders who accepted the treaty. Exam tip: link the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the criticism of it with the Weimar Republic.