Why did the Treaty of Versailles become an effective target for anti-Weimar propaganda?

Correct answer: Its terms—such as the war-guilt clause, territorial losses, and reparations—caused widespread resentment, and opponents blamed the Republic’s leaders for accepting it.

Signed in 1919, the Treaty of Versailles imposed terms that many Germans resented, including the war-guilt clause, territorial losses, and reparations. Opponents used this resentment to attack the Weimar leaders who had accepted the treaty; the treaty did not make Germany victorious or end its problems.