Which was an economic effect of the Treaty of Versailles? The allies were forced to pay reparations to the Central Powers. The mandate system seized European colonies in southwest Asia. Military spending increased as Germany expanded the size of its military. Production and trade were disrupted as new borders were created across the region.

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.