The First World War was a destructive event that left Western economies broken down by infrastructural damages and caused substantial human suffering from the high death toll. In response to this devastation‚ members of the world assembled at the Paris Conference in January of 1919 in an attempt to restore the peace. However‚ goals to fix damages and form an orderly world were merely an illusion since the founders of the treaty of Versailles had national ambitions‚ interests in war aims‚ and were
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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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Hitler and the Treaty of Versailles Adolf Hitler was the main cause of World War II. He was more responsible than the Treaty of Versailles was in creating the Second World War. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles created conditions that lead to Hitler’s power‚ also Hitler’s rise could have been stooped if the terms had been enforced‚ and the Treaty of Versailles and Adolf Hitler came together in an example of historical kismet. To begin with‚ the terms of the Treaty of Versailles created conditions
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Was the treaty of Versailles to harsh on Germany? Yes‚ I think that the treaty of Versailles was too harsh on the Germans and would make the Germans have a desire for revenge. I think that the treaty could have been a bit softer‚ but on the other hand at that time the treaty couldn’t have been agreed in any other way. When the treaty of Versailles was agreed it had blamed Germany as the country who lost and started the war and there for had to be punished severely. But for the Germans they
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World War Two was one of the biggest wars in known history with over 60 million deaths or three percent of the world’s population at the time. A major cause of this massive war was the Treaty of Versailles. I’m going to tell you about how the Treaty of Versailles impacted the war economically‚ geographically‚ and politically. We can stop ourselves from making by looking what people in the past did wrong like the gun laws in japan. The treaty of versailles caused a lot of economical issues that
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the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles is a treaty that would formally end Word War I. It includes blaming Germany for the start of the war‚ steep reparations to the allies‚ redrawing the map of Europe‚ dissolution of colonial empires‚ and the formation of the League of Nations. Ratifying the Treaty of Versailles would allow the United States to participate in world affairs and will prevent future world conflict. Even though there are people against the idea of ratifying the Treaty of
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After the armistice to end the fighting in World War I was signed in 1918‚ a treaty was signed that went against Germany that gave many consequences to them. The Treaty forced them to pay reparations to the allied and associated powers‚ along with giving the Alsace and Lorraine regions back to France‚ limiting the size of their armies and much more. Germany saw this as cruel and unfair to them‚ as they were given no role at the Versailles conference. Due to this‚ when Hitler rose to power‚ many
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of the Treaty of Versailles” The Treaty of Versailles did not dismantle Germany from its ability to wage war; it neither made the people grateful towards the allies. As the Italian political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli of the 1500’s stated “___________”. The Treaty imposed many demands of the war weary country‚ these demands did not have an immediate effect on the country‚ and it instead gave a long-term legacy of bitterness and humiliation. The defeat of the German military was a shock
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The Treaty of Versailles was written shortly after World War I ended‚ on June 28th‚ 1919. The Treaty of Versailles ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Basically written to get revenge on Germany for their role in World War I‚ the Treaty was an extremely controversial document (Roberts). Countries against Germany‚ which included Britain‚ France‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ New Zealand‚ India‚ the Soviet Union‚ China and the United States of America believed that Germany was responsible
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Woodrow Wilson‚ President of the United States of America‚ was a key influencer of policy regarding Germany at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Without Wilson‚ reparations paid by Germany to Britain and France would have been much more punitive and the consequences all the more severe. Wilsons ideals were made clear in his “Fourteen Points” speech were he states that‚ “We do not wish to injure her or to block in any way her legitimate influence or power.” Wilson’s intention is to reduce tension
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