The Treaty of Versailles is the main cause of World War II. The Treaty itself was a peace treaty that ended the war with Germany and allied nations. With the punishments Germany had to do as a result of the Treaty‚ German Citizens thought they were being too harsh and they were very unhappy. The German citizens became unsatisfied with the government‚ became poor‚ and had a great economic depression much like the United States at the time. Germany had to take full blame for World War I‚ pay thirty-two
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Explain why Louis xiv ordered the construction of Versailles. There are many reasons why Louis built the palace of Versailles. The main reason Louis xiv ordered the construction of Versailles was because it would give him all the power in France (absolutism). He would get this by making it his official residence in 1682 and by the moving government there. By moving his government to Versailles it would mean all the nobility will be at his palace. He never achieved this as the cost of the construction
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Already disheartened by the major embarrassment they experienced when they were defeated in World War I‚ Germany was only further degraded by the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was forced to take full responsibility for the devastating war and had to pay immense reparations for it. In response‚ the entire country took a turn for the worst‚ with their economy in shambles‚ significant territorial losses‚ and their military a mere fraction of its original size. Germans felt they had been mistreated and
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As King Louis XVI reined over France during the French Revolution his actions heavily impacted the revolution. When he took over as king in 1774 the country was in severe financial crisis; extravagant spending for the American Revolution left the country on the brink of bankruptcy (History.com Staff 2009). Heavy taxes were imposed which were impossible for the Third Estate (the common people) to pay due to low harvests. King Louis XVI was not popular by the citizens which resulted in outbreaks to
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I disagree with the statement. The French Revolution was a period of time where great changes happened to France and generated profound effects. It was caused by many reasons‚ mainly the poor leadership of King Louis as he was indecisive and made many bad decisions that changed the course of France’s future. Moreover‚ he had inherited many problems of the previous kings and further aggravated the financial situation of France with his actions. Firstly‚ he had unintentionally caused the storming
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Versailles was certainly the shooting star in French history. Louis XIV‚ the sun king wanted to build a grand place to escape Parisian mobs and to keep an eye out on his scheming nobles. When his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661‚ the 22-year old was prepared to show his kingdom his power. However‚ in exceptionally bad timing‚ his finance minister‚ Nicolas Fouquet‚ had finished his new palace‚ Vaux-le-Vicomte‚ and invited Louis XIV to his new palace for a weekend of extravagant entertainment
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Stalinist regime in the soviet Union and also to maintain their totalitarian framework on the people. Firstly the Nazis used a number of concerning capability to secure that their ‘Terror State’ worked. It was not exactly one part‚ it was a mixture that have been consolidated to verify that nobody spoke crazy against the Nazis. The Nazis used and created The SS‚ the Gestapo‚ and concentration camps One of the first thing they created to establish their power was the SS. The SS was formed within 1925 and
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Jonee Bennett February 2‚ 2015 2nd Period Mrs. Howe How Did the Treaty of Versailles Affect Germany Socially‚ Economically‚ and Politically? Soon after World War I‚ the Treaty of Versailles was written. The diplomats of this treaty only intended to end all wars and redraw Europe‚ but this treaty marked the beginning of a disaster for Germany. After six months prior to the war‚ the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28‚ 1919. The overall purpose of the treaty was to punish Germany for damages
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The Absolute Center of an Absolute King� An analytical summary of Louis Marin ’s "Classical‚ Baroque: Versailles‚ or the Architecture of the Prince" � By Olaf Lyczba April 22‚ 2010 Introduction Louis XIV ’s France was an absolute monarchy‚ meaning the king had the power‚ control‚ finances and the nation in his hands more then ever before. In the 17th century‚ France was the strongest and wealthiest nation in Europe‚ and the head of the state‚ the king‚ was the most influential person of the
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919 by Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell after being written by the leaders of the Allied nations in the aftermath of the First World War. They needed a country on which to pin the blame for the war; a country which would need to accept its defeat by the Allied powers during the war and pay for reparations. The terms of the treaty affected Germany in many ways. For example‚ article 231 of the Treaty stated that Germany would be made responsible for all
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