The Treaty of Versailles was created to ensure a lasting peace‚ and to reward the victors of the war; however‚ was it justified? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement designed by the Allied leaders‚ the ’Big Three’- Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France‚ Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Britain and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States. Clemenceau wanted Germany to be punished. He had seen his country invaded‚ large parts of its industry destroyed and millions of its
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Position Paper The French Revolution is the revolution in France against the Bourbons third. The French Revolution happened especially because of the third estates‚ which were more than 95% of people in France. they were also the poor people that did not have enough money‚ and on top of this they had to pay taxes‚ and pay for everything. Meanwhile‚ the nobles and wealthy people had so much money and owned lands‚ but did not have to pay for taxes. The people were divided into 3 estates‚ first estate
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The French Revolution was a major turning point in the France’s history. There were many factors that helped influence the French Revolution. There were many social‚ political and economic conditions that led up to revolution. Although‚ the success American Revolution combined with the ideas of the Enlightenment is what sparked the beginning of the French Revolution. By the year 1789‚ many people of the third estate were outraged with the current system of government. France was ruled by an absolute
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The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a controversial movement. As described in Hitlers words it is “the great villainy of the century.” (Mein Kampf). In Hitlers eyes the Treaty humiliated and further destroyed the economy in Germany. Germany had to admit complete responsibly for starting the war‚ also known as Clause 231‚ “War Guilt Clause.” He did not believe that Germany was at fault for the war‚ but instead blamed it on other groups such as the Jews and Communists. He wanted to
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The French Revolution The years before the French Revolution (which started in 1789 AD.) were ones of vast‚ unexpected change and confusion. One of the changes was the decline of the power of the nobles‚ which had a severe impact on the loyalty of some of the nobles to King Louis XVI. Another change was the increasing power of the newly established middle class‚ which would result in the monarchy becoming obsolete. The angry and easily manipulated peasants‚ who were used by the bourgeoisie
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Austria-Hungarian archduke. Due to the mass web of treaties at the time Germany and Austria-Hungary were at war with the Allied Nations of Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and The United States. Almost all of the countries involved in the war suffered major debt and massive loss to their militaries. In the end however the Allied Nations won over Germany and Austria-Hungary and began to create a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was created in attempt to bring peace and ensure
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The French Revolution Kenneth Milton History104 World Civilization 11 Professor Carl Garrigus May 20‚ 2013 The French Revolution The French Revolution was the greatest event of the modern period. It influenced the whole human society. The whole world received the message of Liberty‚ Equality‚ and Fraternity. It began in the year 1789 and lasted approximately a decade‚ until the year 1799. The causes of the French Revolution were poverty‚ the enlightenment‚ deficit Government spending‚ and
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Aim Did the Treaty of Versailles Accomplish in Providing Peace? The main goal of the Treaty of Versailles was to keep peace. Georges Clemenceau from France was part of the Big 3 and he utterly despised Germany. He believed that if Germany was weakened and broken down into little pieces they could never start another war or threaten France again. He mainly wanted Germany to be severely punished and they were. A large section of the Treaty dealt with the punishment of Germany because many others
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What caused the French Revolution? Many things contributed to it evolving. But only three were the most important. The influence dates back all the way to the Age of Enlightenment‚ the ideas definitely had an effect on the French citizens. The American Revolution ties with the Enlightenment as well. The political inequality of the three estates played a huge part in the disruption. In addition to that‚ the Economic inequality also influenced France. The French Revolution is a big and memorable part
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1/18/13 The first stage of the French Revolution (1789-1792) * Previously talking about the estates general – 1789 Louis XVI trying to solve economic problems divided into clergy‚ nobility‚ commoners because the French society was legally divided in the same way (all had different obligations and different rights) * Middle class included: bankers‚ merchants‚ doctors‚ entrepreneurs‚ lawyers‚ shopkeepers‚ artisans…comfortable life * Working class: lower class‚ those working for a wage/salary
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