Did Weimar Republic Establish A Brief Peace In Europe After World War I?
I believe that the treaties would establish a brief peace period in Europe post WWI, however they would not fulfill their purpose of maintaining the peace in Europe and preventing the possibility of Germany or any other country from creating another World War.
This is because there were 58 commissions and committees that were created in order for all 32 nations to discuss the terms of the treaties and with all of these different nations pitching in ideas there were bound to be many conflicts in opinions.
Therefore the Treaty of Versailles very quickly turned into a treaty of compromised terms that prevented any country from growing back after the war, the treaties had failed to establish political stability, failed to solve many of the problems …show more content…
The German citizens were outraged at having to pay for all of the war reparations since they had hoped to receive compensation for the nations they had defeated, yet instead suffered from food, fuel and power shortage.
All of these factors played into the Weimar Republic’s inside threats as well as the possibility of a revolution due to their unpopularity with the people, which eventually led to the rise of Hitler after the Wall Street Crash.
The only countries that were remotely content with the treaty were the "Big Three" as in their eyes it was the right choice, it kept Germany weak enough to never have the chance of starting another world war yet kept them strong enough to stop the spread of communism throughout the country.
However their reactions were not crystal clear, in fact far from it. The reactions in France were mixed, they were happy that the war was finally over, that revenge had been taken against Germany since they had to pay for all reparations, that the Rhineland would be demilitarized and the formation of the League of
This is because there were 58 commissions and committees that were created in order for all 32 nations to discuss the terms of the treaties and with all of these different nations pitching in ideas there were bound to be many conflicts in opinions.
Therefore the Treaty of Versailles very quickly turned into a treaty of compromised terms that prevented any country from growing back after the war, the treaties had failed to establish political stability, failed to solve many of the problems …show more content…
The German citizens were outraged at having to pay for all of the war reparations since they had hoped to receive compensation for the nations they had defeated, yet instead suffered from food, fuel and power shortage.
All of these factors played into the Weimar Republic’s inside threats as well as the possibility of a revolution due to their unpopularity with the people, which eventually led to the rise of Hitler after the Wall Street Crash.
The only countries that were remotely content with the treaty were the "Big Three" as in their eyes it was the right choice, it kept Germany weak enough to never have the chance of starting another world war yet kept them strong enough to stop the spread of communism throughout the country.
However their reactions were not crystal clear, in fact far from it. The reactions in France were mixed, they were happy that the war was finally over, that revenge had been taken against Germany since they had to pay for all reparations, that the Rhineland would be demilitarized and the formation of the League of