...the unfairness of the Treaty of Versailles signed by the Allis in 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference, that ended WWI. Countries of the Central Powers were bitter and stuck with having the whole blame of First World War and the lost of their land and money while none of the Allied Powers took any blame. This unfairness may have made war inevitable. Germany wanted revenge by gaining back what they had lost after the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler promised revenge to the German people, who did not want to live with the horrible way they where force to live by treaty. Hitler knew that the Germans would not stand for this. Thus, the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of a dictator who caused and directed events that led to the outbreak of WWII. Allied delegates in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles witness the German delegation's acceptance of the terms of the Treaty Of Versailles, the treaty formally ending World War I. Versailles, France, June 28, 1919. When the fighting ended in WWI with an armistice in 1918 there was the need for peace. This peace was aimed to be achieved through a coalition between the three major countries of the Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, and the United States of America. The Central Powers were left out of this coalition called “The Paris Peace Conference” because they were blamed for the war. Through this “peace” that the Allied Powers wanted to establish in the world they placed all of the blame on Germany when the treaty was formed. Russia (later...
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...Europe was torn apart by the artillery shells of World War I, an even deadlier conflict was to emerge. The second World War was a direct result of failed diplomacy during the first World War, and showed how the treaties and restrictions placed on the Central Powers drastically backfired. Perhaps the most fateful of these peacemaking endeavors, however, was the Treaty of Versailles. Signed in 1919 as the official document which ended the war, the harsh limitations it adopted towards an already unstable Germany guaranteed future clashes and provided only a temporary solution for Europe. The Treaty of Versailles was an ineffective settlement due to Germany’s socio political climate, its failure to adequately enforce constraints,...
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...Vienna vs. Versailles Among the myriad peace settlements that various countries, even various great powers, have agreed upon throughout western history, two tend to stand head and shoulders above the rest: The Congress of Vienna in 1815, which ended the Napoleonic Wars—perhaps the first true “world war”; and the various Paris settlements which ended the first world war which is generally referred to as such in 1919, which I will call collectively the Versailles Treaty for convenience’s sake. Largely the same countries were the major players: France, Britain, and Russia took part in each settlement. Meanwhile, Germany and Austria, major players at Vienna, were excluded from the Versailles talks, as punishment for being the defeated and supposedly responsible party. Similarly, the United States was a major force in shaping the Versailles settlement, while a century before, it had stayed out of the Napoleonic conflict, and besides did not have enough power at that time to merit a major role at the table even if it had become involved. Nonetheless, the inherent similarity remains; both the Vienna and Versailles treaties were attempts by the major western powers to realign and redraw large portions of the world map in order to create a lasting peace. Both treaties were concerned with statecraft, either consolidating old entities into new ones, or breaking apart empires ostensibly in the name of nationalism, on a scale which no other treaty has attempted before or since. All this...
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...Study: Versailles Melyssa Ritter DeVry University Contemporary History May 2016 Week Two Case Study: Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a text of peace that was written by Germany’s Allies and disagreeably signed by Germany. It was intended to end the First World War and to prevent the Second World War. The treaty contained many parts and articles; one being The League of Nations that was created by United States president, Woodrow Wilson. As a result of the treaty, Germany was forced to reduce the size of their army and they were restricted heavy artillery. They also lost a great deal of their land and money. Instead of preventing World War II, The Treaty of Versailles activated it (Brower& Sanders, 2014). Germany’s Economy In the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was instructed to lose a great deal of their land including Saar, West Prussia, Malmedy, Memel, Danzig, and Upper Silesia. These pieces of land were given to other countries like Belgium, France, Lithuania, and Poland. When Germany lost their land, they also lost their farms and industries making them also lose their economy. As part of the treaty, Germany was to pay Great Britain, Belgium, and France a large sum of money, adding to the economical stress (Brower et al, 2014). This was punishment to pay for all of the damage that World War I caused. The decline in Germany’s economy caused hyperinflation (Comments of the German Delegation, 1919). Applying Principles Attributed to Wilson The Treaty of Versailles...
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...Was the Treaty of Versailles Responsible for World War II? I don't think that the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for World War II. The treaty did cause some disruptions, but I don't think that it was the singular cause of the war. It left Germany with nothing, and Hitler promised the Germans that everything would get better. The treaty definitely lead to a rise in fascism, and I think that allowed Hitler to start “rebuilding” Germany. There were a lot of flaws, and not everyone was happy with the treaty, but the ideal was to bring peace to the countries. It was hard to satisfy everyone, so the Treaty of Versailles was made to at least stop the fighting. Germany was treated unfairly and was blamed for the war, but the treaty didn’t cause...
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...The Versailles Treaty The Treaty of Versailles was the PEACE settlement signed after World War I ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians were there David Lloyd George of Britain Georges Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of the United States. The Versailles Palace was considered the most appropriate venue because of its size many hundreds of people were involved in the process and the final signing ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors could accommodate hundreds of dignitaries. The Paris Peace Conference opened on 12th January 1919, meetings were held at various locations in and around Paris until 20th January, 1920. Leaders of 32 states representing about 75% of the world's population, attended. Negotiations were dominated by the five major powers responsible for defeating what was called the Central Power the United States, Britain, France Italy and Japan. Eventually five treaties emerged from the conference that dealt with the defeated powers. The five treaties were named after the Paris suburbs of Versailles of Germany, St Germain of Austria, Trianon of Hungary, Neuilly of Bulgaria and Serves of Turkey. The main terms of the Versailles Treaty were: (1) the surrender of all German colonies as League of Nations mandates. (2) the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France. (3) cession of Eupen-Malmedy to...
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...the first war to involve several nations around the world and to be fought with heavy machinery, thus making it one of the deadliest wars history had seen at the time. In order to call for peace between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers, the Treaty of Versailles was created in 1919. In the U.S., the strength of the opposition forces rather than the stubbornness of President Wilson led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles because they refused to sign without some adjustments and the removal of the League of Nations. In the twentieth century there were many important wars, including the first world war. There were multiple attempts at peace for world war one that involved President Wilson’s Fourteen Points...
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...Serizawa, PhD. February 1, 2016 Reaction Paper (The Treaty of Versailles documentary) During our class in Introduction to Global Society, our professor, Mr. Serizawa, let us watch a BBC Four documentary about the Treaty of Versailles and how it came to be. The documentary starts with explicitly telling that the treaty of Versailles that aimed to make a lasting peace with Germany, failed. The failure was due to the differences of goals of the 3 big powerful people or ‘the peacemakers’, namely; Georges Clemenceau, the Prime Minister of France; Woodrow Wilson, the President of America; and David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The treaty of Versailles was called a ‘dictated peace’ since Germany was not allowed to negotiate the terms of the treaty. Woodrow Wilson wanted to establish a League of Nations that aimed to settle arguments between countries without a war coalescing. He also outlined the Fourteen points in which was a statement of principles that was to be used for peaceful negotiations after the First World War. But both his main Allied colleagues were not in favor of the Fourteen points that Wilson made. In my opinion, I think that the treaty of Versailles was doomed at the point when it was revealed in the documentary that Wilson, Clemenceau, and George had different interests in which path for the treaty to take. It was also devastating that the treaty not only failed in making a long lasting peace with Germany, but also paved the way for the Second...
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...many significant consequences; one of which was the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was a peace settlement signed after World War 1 which came to an end in 1918. The treaty was formed in order to punish Germany for all damages she had supposedly caused in World War 1. The treaty was signed at the Versailles Palace near Paris, between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians were there; David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. The treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement between Germany and the Allies after World War 1. The many countries that defeated Germany in World War 1 blamed Germany for causing the war and initiating severe damages.The treaty took away and placed control...
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...The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty sent to Germany by the victorious nations in World war one. The Treaty of Versailles included many demands towards the German nation, however many argue these demands were too harsh. After examining the demands made in the Treaty of Versailles, it seems that not only was the treaty of Versailles too harsh but could lead to another war. For example in the Treaty Germany was forced hand over 13% of its land mass to other nations and as a result gave Germany motive to reclaim their lost land. Furthermore both the direct and indirect economic sanctions placed on Germany in the treaty of Versailles would have weakened the German economy and hence gave the German people a desire to regain their economic...
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...war meet in Versailles to discuss the terms of peace. The peace treaty, known as the Treaty of Versailles, placed harsh punishments on Germany. Germany was forced to pay for the cost of the war, and accept full blame for the war. Also, in order to weaken Germany, territory was taken from Germany and given to other countries, or used to create new countries. These terms of peace left Germany impoverished and its people angry. Hitler’s inevitable rise to power was a direct result of the reparations, war guilt, and loss of territory demanded by the Treaty...
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...View #1 proposes that Hitler was a product of Germany’s authoritarian culture, and the Germans failed to develop a democratic tradition because they preferred a stronger state led by a powerful individual. Historical View #5 suggests that German support of Nazism was an emotional response to the crisis-state; Germans were disoriented with the economic crisis, and similar to View #1, sought firmer leadership. The Treaty of Versailles doomed the Weimar Republic because the German administration was unable to fulfill the treaty’s unrealistic demands for reparations, which ruined their domestic economy and fostered a strong authoritative leadership that would defend Germany against the terms and impoverishing effects of the ill-advised treaty. The Treaty of Versailles was intended to guarantee the Allies (and neighboring countries) peace and safety; however, the Allies neglected to recognize that the harsh demands of reparations would drive Germany into the hands of a dictator. Virtually the whole nation repudiated the Treaty of Versailles; it was introduced to promote peace, but instead stripped Germany of her self-determination and potential prosperity, leading to a domestic rebuke of its onerous terms. Additionally, President Wilson’s following Fourteen Points were also considered to deny millions of citizens their...
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...The Treaty of Versailles was an infringement of Wilson’s standards. The Treaty is one of the most significant agreements, or disagreements, that molded the 20th century Europe generally and tangibly into what it was throughout history. On January 22, 1917, Woodrow Wilson, in a statement to the United States Senate mandated a peace without victors, but the Treaty signed by the partaking countries was everything except that. The liability of the war was positioned on Germany and vindicated the damages that were defined by the treaty for the war. The terms of the treaty were very punitive to the Germans and they ended up with a great resentment towards us. It was a delicate peace treaty that would be used as fuel to keep conflicts going on for even twenty years later. When the particulars of the treaty were issued in June 1919 most Germans were highly dismayed. Germany had not been permitted to the Peace Conference and was also stated to agree to the terms or else there would be detrimental repercussions. Most Germans however, had assumed that the Treaty would be tolerant because of Wilson's Fourteen Points....
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...The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities CenTral Powers is German, Hungarian, Turkish and Bulgarian It took place in Paris in January 18, 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities At the center of the proceedings were the leaders of the four "Great Powers": – President Woodrow Wilson of the United States – Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Great Britain – George Clemenceau of France – Italian Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando Come from Wilson idea • The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace\ The Treaty of Versailles • Was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I • The Allied Powers, especially France, Britain, and Italy, decided it was best to throw all responsibility of the Great War on Germany ➢ required a reduced limit to Germany’s army and navy as well ➢ pay financial reparations to the Allies. The initial payment required of Germany was five billion dollars ➢ surrender all overseas possessions and approximately ten percent of its prewar territories Resulting Treaty of Versailles Failures? • Later in 1921, the...
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...Protests against the Treaty of Versailles in Germany. Protests against the Treaty of Versailles in Germany. Question: What were ‘reparations’, and what changes were made to the Treaty of Versailles over this issue between 1919 and 1932? Question: What were ‘reparations’, and what changes were made to the Treaty of Versailles over this issue between 1919 and 1932? Versailles Treaty Reparations on Germany Versailles Treaty Reparations on Germany Word Count: 1,101 Word Count: 1,101 2014 2014 Joel Joel Versailles Treaty Reparations on Germany Versailles Treaty Reparations on Germany What were ‘reparations’, and what changes were made to the Treaty of Versailles over this issue between 1919 and 1932? After WWI, following the defeat of the Central Powers, the Treaty of Versailles, designed chiefly by France, Britain, and USA, was signed by Germany. The treaty was intended to suppress Germany under the reins of a ‘harsh peace’. The conditions of the treaty subjugated Germany in many ways: Germany had to accept guilt for starting the war, had land taken in what is known as the Territorial Clauses, had limits put on their military power in what is known as disarmament, and were excluded from the League Of Nations; but worst of all the terms, Germany had to pay reparations – the bill to compensate for war damages. Article 232 of the Versailles Treaty read, “The Allied and Associated Governments, however, require, and Germany undertakes, that she will make...
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