In the year 1914 there was a great war which was centered in Europe. This war was World War One; it lasted for four years and involved all the major powers of the world during that period. According to Britannica ready reference (2003) the first world last from 1914 to 1918 and it was an International conflict between the Central Powers-Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Turkey and the Allied Powers mainly France‚ Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ and from 1917 the U.S. The U.S kept out of the war at the begin
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Treaty of Versailles Oral presentation Good day national leaders I welcome you to our palace here at Versailles I am Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of the Third French Republic. A leader is a dealer in hope and I intend top deliver hope to my nation by taking it away from our enemies. The people of France want Germany to be severely punished‚ not pardoned. I say this because it was that country that started the war. I say this because it was that country’s fault that many so soldiers perished
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Germany loss World War I and was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles‚ saying that there would not be anymore wars ever. The Treaty of Versailles was created at the end of World War I in hopes to keep world peace; both the Allied Powers and the Central Powers signed the treaty and agreed to keep the peace with one another. The Treaty of Versailles was a great idea on paper‚ but unfortunately it helped cause World War II. The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II by taking land away from
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The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty‚ signed on June 28‚ 1919‚ to officially end World War I. This treaty required Germany to accept full responsibility for the war. It also forced Germany to pay reparations to various countries that were damaged by the war. Germany was also divided to be controlled by certain ally forces. Germany’s army was limited to 100‚000 active troops and no aircraft‚ tanks‚ gas‚ or heavy artillery. Many historians view the Treaty of Versailles as a flawed peace
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The Treaty of Versailles was not a justified treaty which created German feelings of revenge and dislike towards the victorious countries. This feeling of revenge felt by Germany‚ in addition with the social atmosphere of Europe‚ led to a second World War in the September of 1939‚ just 11 years after the first World War. People at the time published reports on the unfairness of the treaty. America never ratified the treaty but Britain and France still enforced it. Germany had no choice but to sign
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and insignificant when compared to the stupidity of Woodrow Wilson on the topic of the Treaty of Versailles. The president had lost his touch with the times and his refusal to cooperate with a mostly conservatist Senate left the US without a competent leader‚ which in turn made the country fail to pass such a crucial piece of legislature in history. Woodrow Wilson’s inability to realize how important this treaty was to America left him blind‚ bedridden‚ and eventually‚ dead. The statement proposed
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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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History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and
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The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty put into place at the end of world war one (Schultz‚ 2014). The treaty involved Germany‚ France‚ Britain and the United States. Although the Treaty was envisioned to create peace between these countries‚ it wasn’t entirely fair on Germany but rather punitive (Schultz‚ 2014). Germany was banned from the negotiations. Some believed this made the Treaty unfair from the beginning‚ as it appeared the ’Big Three’ (France‚ Britain and the United States) could
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The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One; it put a final end to the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A major outcome for Germany was the huge reparations that they were going to have to pay off. These reparations meant that the superpower had a huge financial. The treaty of Versailles also stated that Germany were not allowed to form a superstate with Austria‚ this meant
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