unforeseen effects. A real-world example of this is the Treaty of Versailles‚ which was the peace treaty that ended World War I. Several countries were involved in treaty negotiations‚ but some countries were excluded and did not have any demands met. So what resulted is an unhappy compromise‚ sparking a chain of events that eventually let to World War II. So as a result‚ war was an unintended consequence of the the Treaty of Versailles. Just like in history‚ there are unintended consequences
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politics but very soon people have realized that it is inevitable since America has common interests with European nations. America’s very first step in becoming world’s police was when President Wilson proposed the 14 points during the meeting in Versailles‚ which were 14 points that could provide world stability and peace. Despite the fact that Wilson’s proposition was disregarded at first‚ all of them got embraced after World War II. America has many foreign policies that help control and stabilize
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World War I set the stage for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I exacted harsh measures on Germany. The treaty required Germany to admit responsibility for the devastating war and to pay reparations to the Allies for the cost of the war. The rise of Fascism in Italy and Germany and the militarist government of Japan created governments with massive amounts of power that wanted to extend that power. In Germany‚ Hitler wanted to rally the German people to his cause to
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child weeping. “1940 class” is written above the weeping child. The title of the image is “Peace and future cannon fodder”. The title‚ talking about future cannon fodder‚ explains that many soldiers will soon be used as material for the war as the treaty did not solve much. The child is weeping with “1940 class” written above as the cartoonist predicted that the younger generation would have to fight in a war in the future. The image also shows oblivious leaders who believe that they had fixed the
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great success. The currency was stabilized and inflation was brought under control. Large loans were raised in the United States and this investment resulted in a fall in unemployment. Germany was also able to meet her obligations under the Treaty of Versailles for the next five years. However‚ the Wall Street Crash created new problems for the German economy. In 1929 the Allied Reparations Committee asked an American banker‚ Owen D. Young‚ to investigate the situation. Young’s report suggested
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cause for the war was tensions over territory in the Balkans. Austria-Hungary competed with Serbia and Russia for territory and influence in the region and they pulled the rest of the Great Powers into the conflict through their various alliances and treaties. According to Henig (2002)‚ another cause of the first World War was the Franco-Prussian War. The war between France and Prussia (the future German Empire) that lasted from 1870 to 1871 ended with a humiliating defeat for France. It lost the regions
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League was compromised. Wilson then went to Europe to discuss the Treaty of Versailles. Representatives from Italy‚ France‚ and Britain didn ’t want to work with the nations they had defeated. They wanted to hurt them. After much fighting and negotiating‚ Wilson managed to convince them that a league of nations was not only feasible‚ it was necessary. The Senate supported most of the Treaty of Versailles but not the League. They thought it would make the U.S.A. too involved
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opponents in Congress’ fault because it was their decision to not ratify the Treaty of Versailles. They also didn’t want to send soldiers that they could lose for other countries. They didn’t want other world powers trying to rule their country. Congress thought joining the League of Nations would threaten their independence. Wilson wanted to join the League of Nations‚ but due to Congress’ dislike of the Treaty of Versailles‚ America did not join. 3) How did some events of the 1920’s reflect national
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World War II was not a continuation of World War I‚ although they do have some connections. The Wars themselves are not a continuation‚ because of World War I (and some other reasons) World War II did occur. But it is not the same war‚ they were not fighting for the same reasons. After World War I‚ Germany had been badly beaten and they felt like they were being punished because of their loss of the first war. That anger helped to fuel the Nazi partnering‚ and the election of Adolf Hitler. That
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Why did WWII begin? I believe that World War II began because Germany pushed their limits. Hitler used the abrupt limits of the Versailles Treaty to take over land where there were German speakers. By September of 1938‚ Germany had already successfully acquired Czechoslovakia and Austria. These two countries weren’t enough for them. I think they were absolutely crazy for trying to push their luck any further. They had achieved something that was already so difficult. Doubling your money is always
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