TREATY OF VERSAILLES: unfair‚ yet often misjudged -Katrina Besler‚ bl.B On November 11th‚ 1918 at 11 o’clock in the morning‚ World War One‚ arguably the greatest war of all time up until that point‚ came to an end. They called it ‘the war to end all wars’‚ denoting that it would result in peace; unfortunately for the world‚ quite the opposite occurred. The ‘winners’ of the war‚ known as the Allies‚ assembled in Paris soon after the guns ceased their blazing and the triumphant‚ though
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The Second World War changed the history of the world forever. Super powers emerged and other countries crumbled. Economies changed and new ways of life were becoming present. The United States emerged from the war as a world leader in government‚ economy and industry. Most credit is deservingly given to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the success and victory for the United States in the war. But in April of 1945‚ Roosevelt’s term came to an end with his unexpected death‚ and the weight
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris‚ at the Palace of Versailles. The three main representatives were Clemenceau‚ Lloyd-George and Wilson‚ and these became known as ‘the Big Three’. Clemenceau represented France‚ and‚ voted for by the public‚ had to please those who supported him. So in a country that had lost so much‚ he wanted to get all he could from Germany to satisfy the angry nation and make them as weak as possible to protect France in the future. Lloyd-George was Great Britain’s
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Why did the treaty of Versailles cause so much bitterness in Germany? The Treaty of Versailles caused so much bitterness in Germany because they thought that the treaty was harsh. One of the reasons was because they didn’t feel that they should take the majority of the blame for starting the war (clause 231) Germany had to accept blame ‘for causing all the loss and damage’ of the war. They also had to accept the loss of territories and colonies; this was a major blow to Germany’s pride and to its
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World War 2 started in 1939. It began when Hitler invaded poland to gain more land. The invasion of poland caused a chain reaction of countries joining the war because they had alliances. With war emerging around the world‚ it was important that the governments kept developing new technologies and strategies to keep up with the other countries. Countries began creating new vehicles‚ weapons‚ ways of communication. Many of the technological advancements created during this time are still used today
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Origins of WWII - understanding the outbreak of the Second World War requires keeping a perspective on interplay of and convergence of several factors…many historians are tempted to see WWII as a continuation of WWI‚ and call the period 1914-1945‚ the Thirty Years war 1) Legacy of WWI and its Peace Treaties - the “politics” of Versailles very nearly destroyed Weimar in the early 1920’s‚ contested territorial settlements and state power (especially for Germany and to a lesser extent for Italy)
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World War I changed the world in a way that nothing had before. Everybody was appalled by the horrors of a conflict on such a large scale. The aftermath of World War I left the world changed forever. One such country began a major change before the war even ended‚ and resulted in a major revolution. The Soviet Union was affected in a way not many countries were. The way the entire country was run changed. Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov‚ aka “Lenin”‚ saw the rise of the Bolshevik government after World War
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World war 2: Assignment The World War 2 was lasted from 1939 to 1945; it was very brutal and destructive. There were two groups Russia‚ England‚ France‚ United States on the other hand there was Germany Italy‚ Japan. These groups were led by many leaders most of them were very famous because of several federal and democratic reasons. The leaders were joseph Stalin‚ Winston Churchill‚ Eduard Daladier‚ Franklin d‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Hirohito‚ respectively as the countries are written
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Anne Osias December 11‚ 2012 Mrs. Mellon Essay World War I There are many important events in history. Through 1914-1918 there were great conflicts that made World War I. There have been many different causes of WWI‚ and tremendous effects‚ as a result of the first modern war. There were many different causes of this war. The first cause was militarism. Militarism is when a country wants to have a better military better than the others. Germany was one of those countries. They
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The main reason why World War 2 occurred was Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany But another reason why is Germany‚ Japan‚ and Italy formed a allyance called The Axis Powers. All of those countries are either under the control of a Dictator or a Military leader both are pretty scary. People let it happen because they saw what happened to the Jewish people and they didn’t want to have the same fate the Jewish had. Also Hitler was a dictator and they often lie about what they say they are going
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