Firstly‚ we must proceed to explain the nature of Article 231 in order to be able to analyse its judgement about Germany’s responsibility for the war. After the war had ended‚ Europe’s‚ especially France’s economy was devastated. There was also a general desire for such a war never to repeat itself‚ as the first proof of modern warfare proved to be ruinous. To deal with this two issues the allied powers made Germany sign the "war guilt clause" which made it accept all the guilt for the war and because
Premium World War I German Empire World War II
The treaty of Versailles was signed June 28th 1919 by two German representatives at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles. The purpose of the treaty was to establish a long lasting peace between Germany and The allies. The treaty was both fair and unfair on the German population depending on the aspect that is looked at‚ for example‚ it implied very harsh conditions upon the German populations but at the same time it was an equivalent to what they’ve done to deserve it. In this essay I will explain
Premium World War I World War II Treaty of Versailles
war was unfair‚ historically‚ the Treaty of Versailles was a treaty of peace to end the state of war between Germany and the Allied and a find the solution for Germany power‚ in the treaty there was three leaders from the Allies member who make decision on German power‚ however each of them have their own thought on Germany‚ The problems of the treaty of Versailles‚ was extremely difficult because each person wanted different things. They agreed to blame Germany for the war‚ make the treaty decision
Premium
The Treaty of Versailles was unfair to many nations‚ but to Germany in particular. When the meeting to discuss the treaty was held the German representative was not invited. The other countries decided Germany’s fate for them. They confiscated much of German land and German colonies and divided it among themselves. Germany lost 13% of its land and 12% of its population. Furthermore Germany was left with a weakened army and navy marking them defenseless against surrounding countries. Woodrow Wilson
Premium Treaty of Versailles World War II Germany
The treaty of Versailles was signed in 28th June‚ 1919. this treaty involved lots of requirement for Germany. Despite Woodrow Wilson’s will to make the world a safer place‚ it only provoked German’s anger and eventually became the motive of World War two. In my opinion‚ the main reason for the failure was the unfairness of the treaty. German was guilty for the world war one. But we should know that each countries who involved in the world war one are guilty for it .and is unfair to just giving punishment
Premium World War II Treaty of Versailles Germany
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? Answer: The Entente and the US spoke with different voices in 1918-19. President Wilson talked about a peace without ’victors or vanquished’‚ which implied concepts of fairness‚ but Britain and France (and their allies) imposed a conventional treaty with winners and losers. That is the key issue. Answer In 1918 when the war had ended the League of Nations was drawn up‚ but at the same time the "big three" were planning a way to get compensation for the war
Premium Germany Treaty of Versailles World War II
Was the treaty of Versailles fair? The treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 after the World War one. It was actually a punishment of Germany to start the war and forced it to accept all the blame. The involved requirements were seen to be very harsh. Many arguments were made on the treaty‚ and the most common question was that whether the treaty of Versailles fair. In my opinion‚ I am quite agreeing with the decision. Firstly‚ there is no fair in warfare. Defeat powers should obey the victors’
Free World War I Treaty of Versailles World War II
For the countries involved‚ the Treaty of Versailles was not fair for the whole. A reason it was not fair was on the grounds that some countries did so much‚ but extracted little in return. Germany honestly got the better end of the sword. They got destroyed‚ yes‚ but not as much as the Austrians. Germany had to pay extreme amounts of reparations to the Allied powers for their losses‚ but Germany had already lost so much in the war. The Germans weren’t even the main cause of World War 1. Considering
Premium World War II Treaty of Versailles Germany
HIS 120 28 April 2014 The Treaty of Versailles Downtrodden‚ traumatized‚ wary. Following the end of the First World War in 1919‚ the world could agree they were experiencing these similar feelings. The aftermath of this total war had left the world in chaos; drastic political‚ cultural‚ and social changes had taken place throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ powerful empires had collapsed‚ countries were abolished as new were formed. The number of casualties of all the nations from the war added
Free World War I Treaty of Versailles World War II
To what extend was the Treaty of Versailles a fair treaty? The TOV is a peace treaty that was put into place at the end of World War One and it was largely an unfair treaty‚ as Germany was not allowed to negotiate the terms of the treaty. The Germans was forced into signing the treaty or risk invasion by the Allied Forces‚ even though at that time‚ Germany had to yet surrendered but called for a ceasefire. The act of coercion is unjust towards the Germans as the Germans has not admitted that they
Free Treaty of Versailles World War II World War I