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World War II which gave rise to negative results such as cold war has been an issue about which historian debate. Although various opinions have come out, two historians, Derek Aldcroft and Mark Mazower, contend with different interpretations of The Versailles Treaty. Aldcroft insists that the treaty led major unsolved issues, failing to reshape Europe, to treat Germany, to relieve and reconstruct Europe, international monetary stabilization, and issue of the leadership of the United States. In addition the issues made Germany bitter and resentful. Mazower provides the treaty contributed to credible job and generated a model world order under which Europe lives today. First of all, Aldcroft states that the Versailles Treaty caused World

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