Treaty Of Versailles In The 1930's

The day was September 1st, 1939. German troops invaded Poland. The war had begun. World War II would turn out to be the bloodiest, most expensive, and most damaging war in the history of the world. The first seed of the Second World War were planted in the “resolving” of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles.

The Treaty of Versailles was a set of terms that men from England, Italy, France and America put together in 1919 after the First World War. The intent was to ensure that Germany would pay and be accountable for the damage the war had cost. The U.S. sought a treaty that would bring peace to Europe but the French hunted for revenge against Germany to guarantee they would never start another war. England simply wanted what was best for their people and attempted to find the median between the American and French desires.

Quoted by History on the Net, “The main terms of the Treaty of Versailles were:
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Before the 1930’s, Italy had not been well known for their armed forces or navy. When Mussolini hit the scene, he began to build up the country’s forces which required workers. It was because Italy needed workers, the country weathered the great Depression better than most with its available employment opportunities. In 1935, Italy invaded Italian Somalia with their newly fortified Air Force, and they were able to take the country due to the little effect the League of Nations had on the War.

France had a completely different way of preparing for the upcoming war. Instead of focusing on the offense of battle, they built of their defenses in order to “blunt the blow of the attack and when the enemy was weakened significantly, they would transition to the offence”. Although the country’s government firmly believed in this “philosophy”, on May 10th, 1940, Nazi Germany attacked France and ultimately crushed them despite their