The Treaty of Versailles was not a justified treaty which created German feelings of revenge and dislike towards the victorious countries. This feeling of revenge felt by Germany‚ in addition with the social atmosphere of Europe‚ led to a second World War in the September of 1939‚ just 11 years after the first World War. People at the time published reports on the unfairness of the treaty. America never ratified the treaty but Britain and France still enforced it. Germany had no choice but to sign
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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
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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
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History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969. Entered into force on 27 January 1980. United Nations‚ Treaty Series‚ vol. 1155‚ p. 331 Copyright © United Nations 2005 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties Done at Vienna on 23 May 1969 The States Parties to the present Convention‚ Considering the fundamental role of treaties in the history of international relations‚ Recognizing the ever-increasing importance of treaties as a source of international
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The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty put into place at the end of world war one (Schultz‚ 2014). The treaty involved Germany‚ France‚ Britain and the United States. Although the Treaty was envisioned to create peace between these countries‚ it wasn’t entirely fair on Germany but rather punitive (Schultz‚ 2014). Germany was banned from the negotiations. Some believed this made the Treaty unfair from the beginning‚ as it appeared the ’Big Three’ (France‚ Britain and the United States) could
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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
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The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One; it put a final end to the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A major outcome for Germany was the huge reparations that they were going to have to pay off. These reparations meant that the superpower had a huge financial. The treaty of Versailles also stated that Germany were not allowed to form a superstate with Austria‚ this meant
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Section B: Summary of Evidence Occupation: The French invade the Ruhr Valley because the Germans where unable to pay back the reparations on schedule. They decided to take the money owed to them by force through the mines located in the Ruhr Valley. The US and Britain tried to negotiate with France to prevent the invasion but France refused (“Ruhr Valley Occupation”). The occupation angered the Germans since it took away their way to pay back reparations through natural resources. This lead to the
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The two big questions at the Treaty of Versailles were what to do with Germany‚ and what to do with the empire’s land. The Big Four consisted of representatives from the U.K.‚ France‚ Italy‚ and the US. The European leaders wanted money to pay for damages‚ the empire’s land‚ and revenge. Wilson wanted world peace‚ and had fourteen points to help him obtain world peace. One of the fourteen points was self-determination. This point was made to allow people to choose how they wanted to live‚ so there
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