Versailles limited Germany’s army to 100,000 men, Germany lost 13% of its land and 10% of its population by Versailles, Britain lost around 750,000 soldiers in World War I, In World War I, 1 million Indian soldiers helped Britain, but this support was not guaranteed again, The Peace Ballot which supported avoiding war had 11.5 million participants, Britain could not fully rely on its Empire (e.g. Canada, Australia, India) for immediate support, In early 1930s, Britain’s army was much smaller than Germany’s growing forces, Britain’s rearmament only seriously began around 1936, later than Germany’s, By 1939, Britain still had fewer troops ready compared to Germany, Many people supported disarmament and peace organisations, Germany had to pay £6.6 billion in reparations under the Treaty of Versailles.

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