The Allies thought that the peace treaties would solve the problems of Europe‚ they were soon disappointed. The main problem was Germany. The Treaty became to be known as a ‘Diktat’ because Germany was forced to seek peace. It had neither been defeated nor had it surrendered. Many Germans felt humiliated when the Allies presented the Treaty of Versailles to them and threatened to resume the war unless they agreed all the terms without any condition. Many also felt that they had been “stabbed in
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-Treaty of Versailles- "As solders on the battlefields celebrated‚ families reunited‚ and the unlucky ones mourned‚ the war was finally over‚ as of 11 o’ clock on the morning of November 11th in 1918 (Vaughan‚ 1-2)." The solders that survived came home‚ and the unlucky ones did not; some families united‚ and other families mourned for their loved ones. Everybody started celebrating the end of the first major war‚ where so many young lives were lost; so many people were permanently scarred for life
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The Treaty of Versailles was designed to put an end to the German menace. Although is was designed to create some sort of peace‚ the treaty was unsuccessful. It ended up setting the stage for WWII. Four major points that came up with‚ and in‚ the treaty that lent themselves to its failure were Article 231‚ reparations‚ the exclusion of Wilson’s 14 points‚ and the weakness of the League of Nations. Article 231 was also known as “War Guilt.” It placed sole responsibility for the war on Germany and
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The Treaty of Versailles was intended to be a peace agreement between the Allies and the Germans. The responsible of creating the Treaty of Versailles were the four main leaders of the world: British Prime Minister Lloyd George‚ French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau‚ Vittorio Orlando from Italy‚ and United States president Wood Wilson. Out of the big three allies‚ France was the country that suffered the most during the war. As Alan Sharp stated‚ French had lost about 1.5 million military troops
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The controversial terms of the treaty of Versailles had a very direct impact on political ideologies of the left and right which dominated the 1920s and 30s in Europe. This was definitely most evident in the radical policies of leaders of these states. During the 1920s and 30s political ideologies were drastically changed due to the treaty‚ and these drastic changes and influences were displayed through the actions and rulings of leaders such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The fascist and
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Why was the Treaty of Versailles so unpopular in Germany? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that was drawn up by the Allies and Germany after the First World War. It was made to prevent Germany from starting a war again and to pay back the Allies for the money they had spent. The Germans had hoped that the Allies would treat them fairly in the negotiations for the treaty‚ but the Allies‚ in particular France‚ believed that Germany should be brought to its knees. France was not as satisfied
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Was the treaty of Versailles to harsh on Germany? Yes‚ I think that the treaty of Versailles was too harsh on the Germans and would make the Germans have a desire for revenge. I think that the treaty could have been a bit softer‚ but on the other hand at that time the treaty couldn’t have been agreed in any other way. When the treaty of Versailles was agreed it had blamed Germany as the country who lost and started the war and there for had to be punished severely. But for the Germans they
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especially Lloyd George knew that doing this was not very wise.When looking at reparations‚ how did Wilson change‚ negate‚ or just out right condemned French and British claims for reparations? Was Wilson successful in implementing his ideals in the Treaty of Versailles? Wilson was a very influential man who could have made Clemenceau and Lloyd George follow his fourteen points to the tee‚ but Wilson did not do this. When it came down to the amount Germany would have to pay to France and Great Britain‚ it
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Describe the effects of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany (9 marks) The Treaty of Versailles was the Peace Settlement between the Allies and Germany at the end of the First World War. The German authorities had little choice but to accept the treaty. The treaty rules were harsh and affected Germany negatively. One of the main effects the treaty had on Germany was the fact they had to admit and put their hands up to being responsible for causing the war. The effect that this had was that everyone
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over Germany . The German public hated the treaty of versailles. There was the many problems for the new government politically . When the Germans stopped paying reparations the French invaded the Ruhr.The reparations resulted in the weimar Republic printing more Marks to pay of reparations this caused hyperinflation. The public hated of the treaty of versailles. Hitler also hated the Treaty‚ he talked about how he would destroy the treaty of versailles. This was a good for Hitler because the general
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