How did the Treaty of Versailles affect the popularity of the Weimar Republic?

Correct answer: It increased anger against the government among many people

The direct answer is A: it increased anger against the government among many people. The Treaty of Versailles imposed territorial losses, military restrictions, reparations, and responsibility for the war on Germany. Many Germans viewed the settlement as a national humiliation. Since the new Weimar leaders accepted and implemented the postwar settlement, opponents called them traitors and blamed them for the country’s suffering. A is correct because this political blame reduced the republic’s popularity. B is wrong: the treaty did not make the government very popular. C is wrong: it did not abolish elections; Germany remained a republic for a time. D is wrong: opposition continued and even grew. The chain is treaty humiliation, public anger, blame on Weimar, weaker democratic support. Exam cue: Versailles harmed Weimar’s legitimacy, even though the republic did not create the war’s defeat.