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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Was the treaty of Versailles fair? The treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 after the World War one. It was actually a punishment of Germany to start the war and forced it to accept all the blame. The involved requirements were seen to be very harsh. Many arguments were made on the treaty‚ and the most common question was that whether the treaty of Versailles fair. In my opinion‚ I am quite agreeing with the decision. Firstly‚ there is no fair in warfare. Defeat powers should obey the victors’
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Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? Answer: The Entente and the US spoke with different voices in 1918-19. President Wilson talked about a peace without ’victors or vanquished’‚ which implied concepts of fairness‚ but Britain and France (and their allies) imposed a conventional treaty with winners and losers. That is the key issue. Answer In 1918 when the war had ended the League of Nations was drawn up‚ but at the same time the "big three" were planning a way to get compensation for the war
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The treaty of Versailles was signed in 28th June‚ 1919. this treaty involved lots of requirement for Germany. Despite Woodrow Wilson’s will to make the world a safer place‚ it only provoked German’s anger and eventually became the motive of World War two. In my opinion‚ the main reason for the failure was the unfairness of the treaty. German was guilty for the world war one. But we should know that each countries who involved in the world war one are guilty for it .and is unfair to just giving punishment
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Was The Treaty Of Versailles Fair To Germany? ’The Treaty of Versailles’ was the peace settlement that ended World War One in 1918. The treaty itself was actually signed on the 28th June 1919 at the former palace of Versailles‚ just outside Paris‚ by Germany and the Allies. The treaty was a compromise between the countries‚ trying to satisfy each demand - but was it overall fair to Germany? The Treaty of Versailles was created to cripple Germany so that they could not start another war. One side
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To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles a fair treaty? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement signed after World War One ended in 1918 and occurring in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. In ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied countries. World War One was one of the most destructive wars in modern history. Approximately ten million soldiers died in the war. The enormous losses on each sides of the conflict resulted in part from the introduction
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HIS 120 28 April 2014 The Treaty of Versailles Downtrodden‚ traumatized‚ wary. Following the end of the First World War in 1919‚ the world could agree they were experiencing these similar feelings. The aftermath of this total war had left the world in chaos; drastic political‚ cultural‚ and social changes had taken place throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ powerful empires had collapsed‚ countries were abolished as new were formed. The number of casualties of all the nations from the war added
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Treaty of Versailles Yuhan Wang April 15th‚ 2013 A block HI211 Ms.Brenner In 1919‚ as the destructive World War I came to an end‚ many countries wanted to be paid back for their loss in the war. Not knowing who to target to pay for this mass destruction‚ many European countries decided to blame the entire war on the formerly powerful Germany. Many European countries gathered and wrote a treaty‚ later known as the treaty of Versailles for the Germans to sign. The European countries created an
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While doing research it was found that “the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28‚ 1919‚” according to the website History.com‚ it was signed by the Allies. The Treaty wasn’t a fair agreement‚ because they lost a lot of important stuff‚ also they had to pay for the damage. What I don’t understand is why the other side didn’t have to pay anything? Doesn’t make any sense to me. The Treaty of Versailles wasn’t a fair agreement because of all the things that Germany had to put up with. Germany
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To what extend was the Treaty of Versailles a fair treaty? The TOV is a peace treaty that was put into place at the end of World War One and it was largely an unfair treaty‚ as Germany was not allowed to negotiate the terms of the treaty. The Germans was forced into signing the treaty or risk invasion by the Allied Forces‚ even though at that time‚ Germany had to yet surrendered but called for a ceasefire. The act of coercion is unjust towards the Germans as the Germans has not admitted that they
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