In my opinion‚ the treaties of Versailles couldn’t be justified at the time in a large extent. The treaties led Germany and her allies a very harsh punishment and suffered a lot at the time. The War Guilt Clause made them had to accept the total responsibility which was unfair because the Allies also caused the war happened. The ￡6.6 billion reparation from Germany was unacceptable for German at the time and led to the hyperinflation in 1923 and other economic problems. They had to pay reparations
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The Congress of Vienna was an international conference that was convened with the purpose of remaking Europe after the demise of Napoleon I. The main purpose was to preserve peace by creating a balance of power‚ sometimes known as realpolitik. Diplomats were sent from Prussia‚ Russia‚ France‚ and Great Britain‚ along with many other countries. Because it was held in Austria‚ a prominent Austrian diplomat was present to preside over the congress. He had a great influence on the gathering‚ because
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Anthony Wood ‚ Europe 1815-1960 (1986) The fundamental significance of Versailles was emotional rather than rational. Allied statesmen‚ urged on by the pressure of public opinion‚ have made peace in spirit of revenge and not to guarantee national security. Lentin‚ Guilt At Versailles (1984) The Treaty of Versailles should have made the victors either to conciliate the enemy or destroy them. The Treaty of Versailles did neither. It did not pacify Germany‚ still less permanently weaken her‚ appearances
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it to suggest that the Treaty of Versailles was mainly responsible for the political and economic instability in Germany in the years 1919-23? (30 marks) In this essay I will be analysing and concluding whether I believe that the Treaty of Versailles was the main cause of the political and economic instability in Germany between 1919 and 1923. Also I will be looking at other factors that may have caused the political and economic instability. The Treaty of Versailles (signed 28th June 1919)
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was put into France’s point of view‚ I would personally think that some of the Congress of Vienna’s decisions weren’t the fairest. In 1814-1815‚ after the downfall of Napoleon‚ representatives from the five "great powers" met to establish long-lasting peace and stability. The three goals of the Congress of Vienna were to surround France with strong countries‚ to prevent French aggression. The next step of the congress was to restore a balance of power‚ so that no country would be a threat to others
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“This is the Greatest Moment in history”.The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had 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 – hence its title – between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George‚ Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson.The Versailles Palace was considered the most appropriate venue simply because
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The Causes Of WW2 Abolish the treaty of Versailles * Hitler believed that treaty was unfair. He called the German leaders who signed it the “November Criminals” * Hitler promised that if he became the leader of Germany that he would reverse it. * By the time Hitler came into power Germany did not have to pay any reparations. Expand German Territory * The treaty had taken away territory from Germany. Hitler wanted this back and to unite with Austria. * He also wanted German
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lived in the same place‚ made others feel as if they should all have a different or separate national government. People should all speak the same language. In 1815‚ the congress of Vienna put an effort into giving Europe’s rulers what they wanted instead of giving the people what they wanted or deserved. The congress of Vienna separated the people that had the same nationality and put them in other countries to try and bring them together. Doing this made other nations unhappy. In
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The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles Germany had to sign a war guilt clause stating that they had started the First World War. This made Germany look weak as they gave in easily. The German public didn’t support the government from the start and found that their surrender was a stab in the back. However as the Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919 accepting full responsibility the citizens of Germany felt that the government stabbed the army in the back even more. They did not
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The treaty of Versailles was signed June 28th 1919 by two German representatives at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles. The purpose of the treaty was to establish a long lasting peace between Germany and The allies. The treaty was both fair and unfair on the German population depending on the aspect that is looked at‚ for example‚ it implied very harsh conditions upon the German populations but at the same time it was an equivalent to what they’ve done to deserve it. In this essay I will explain
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