Hey, I was on reddit on the normal history section and people were saying that the treat of Versailles wasn't the bearer of bad news that I had been taught. They told me that the Germans could have easily paid for it, but I remember growing up and learning that the treaty devastated the German economy.
This answer by /u/DuxBelisarius and this answer /u/kieslowskifan should get you off to a good start. The first has links to other answers as well.
More can always be said on this topic, but they are a definitely a great starting point regarding some similar questions around the Treaty of Versailles.