Which sentence could be added to the second paragraph to support the idea that the treaty was "punitive to the point of being cruel"? A.
The League of Nations was created from the treaty to be an international peace keeping organization.
B.
The United States declined to sign the treaty because it did not want to become involved in future European wars.
C.
All European nations agreed to disarm following the end of World War I, but Germany's military was restricted the most.
D.
In fact, the monetary clauses alone caused near economic collapse for Germany in the early 1920s.

the Answer is D. In fact, the monetary clauses alone caused near economic collapse for Germany in the early 1920s.

Explanation:

the scene now shifts back to the shelby plantation in kentucky, where  aunt chloe  has just received the letter tom wrote her with little eva's . mrs. shelby tells her husband about the letter, in which tom says that although his new family is kind, he still longs to return to his "real home."

mr. shelby, in the meantime, has still been plagued by debt. mrs. shelby offers to raise money, especially so that they can buy tom. mr. shelby becomes angry, and his wife lets the unlikely hope drop for the present. chloe then calls for mrs. shelby and asks if she could be hired out as a pastry cook in louisville in order to earn money for tom. mrs. shelby gives chloe her blessing.