Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was intended to be a peace agreement between the Allies and the Germans, instead with the harsh end terms for Germany, it created political and economic chaos in Germany. By the end of the First World War, Germany had surrendered and signed a peace agreement. The task of forming a peace agreement was now in the hands of the Allies. In December of 1918, the Allies met in Versailles to start on the peace settlement. The main countries and their representatives were: The United States, Woodrow Wilson; Great Britain, David Lloyd George; and France, George Clemenceau. It had seemed that making peace agreement would be fairly simple. Once they started, the Allies began having different ideas about the wording of the Treaty of Versailles. The Allies found themselves in another battle. The Peace Treaty of Versailles represented the results of hostility and revenge and opened the door for a dictator and World War II.
When World War I began there was no question that the United States would remain neutral. The United States, President Woodrow Wilson didn't want to enter the European War or any other war for that matter. However as the war continued, it became obvious that the United States would no longer sit on the sidelines. German submarines had sunk American tankers and the British liner, Lusitania, killing almost twelve hundred people, including 128 Americans. This convinced Wilson to enter World War I, on the allied side. As the war continued, Wilson outlined his peace program, which was based on fourteen main points. Wilson was more interested in peace than capturing German colonies. Nevertheless as the Allies began discussions of the peace treaty, the European allies rejected Wilson's ideas and reasoning. This soon saw the allies seeking revenge and Germany to be hurt economically and socially by its enemies.
Britain and Germany were always rivals. Before the war, Germany challenged Britain's famous powerful and unstoppable navy by
When World War I began there was no question that the United States would remain neutral. The United States, President Woodrow Wilson didn't want to enter the European War or any other war for that matter. However as the war continued, it became obvious that the United States would no longer sit on the sidelines. German submarines had sunk American tankers and the British liner, Lusitania, killing almost twelve hundred people, including 128 Americans. This convinced Wilson to enter World War I, on the allied side. As the war continued, Wilson outlined his peace program, which was based on fourteen main points. Wilson was more interested in peace than capturing German colonies. Nevertheless as the Allies began discussions of the peace treaty, the European allies rejected Wilson's ideas and reasoning. This soon saw the allies seeking revenge and Germany to be hurt economically and socially by its enemies.
Britain and Germany were always rivals. Before the war, Germany challenged Britain's famous powerful and unstoppable navy by
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