Originally a hunting lodge for Louis XIII‚ Versailles is now a grand palace and a popular tourist attraction. Louis XIII’s son‚ Louis XIV‚ disliked his palace and wanted to live somewhere else. After searching‚ Louis found what he wanted‚ his father’s old cabin. He hired‚ Louis Le Vau‚ a famous architect‚ to build this humble estate of his father into a luxurious palace. Le Vau built much of the modern-day Versailles. Taking many years‚ Le Vau extended this building into a stone and brick palace
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no different through the preceding events leading to the French Revolution. The French monarchy and the wealthy individuals who sat among the royals in France in 1789 lived lavishly in a time of debt that was earned through France’s heavy assistance with the American Revolution. This left the vast majority of the French feeling discarded and unheard because they suffered at
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The Culmination of the Treaty of Versailles and the Great Depression in WWII World War Two can be likened in many ways to a massive mixing pot in which a (revolting) stew is brewing. You take a little bit of unstable economy‚ a pinch of the rise of fascism in Europe‚ a few slices of a major treaty that puts all of the blame on Germany for the first World War‚ and top it off with a nice bit of rising tensions between Russia and France/Great Britain. These ingredients all came together to create
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Europe. Accoridng to other historians The fundamental significance of Versailles was emotional rather than rational. Allied statesmen‚ urged on by the pressure of public opinion‚ have made peace in spirit of revenge and not to guarantee national security. Taking this view a harsh appeasement would have been natural‚ yet Celmanceau – who devised even harsher reparations‚ did not have his way. Finally‚ the negotiators had to move quickly through a long agenda of issues‚ in order not to delay
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The Women’s March on Versailles is known by many names‚ such as The October March‚ The October Days‚ or The March on Versailles. This march was one of the earliest events of the French Revolution. It was the morning of October 5th‚ 1789‚ when groups of women in the marketplace were rioting over the high prices and scarcity of bread. At the end of the Ancien Regime‚ there was a rising fear of famine because of the lower strata of the Third Estate. There were constant rumors of the “Pacte de Famine”
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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 economic recovery but failed and both. To start off the Treaty of Versailles failed its first major point of ensuring peace to Europe. As shown in many political cartoons of
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The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty that ended the Great War in 1919. It is arguably one of the worst treaties in world history. It solved none of the problems in Europe that lead to World War I and it was one of the leading causes for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles punished the losers of World War I; instead of working together to resolve the issues that caused World War I‚ it created more hostility between countries in Europe. Germany and Austria-Hungary were the countries
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The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied Powers on June 28‚ 1919 to bring peace to the nations and end World War I. Germany was forced to follow the specific requirements that were arranged in the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was greatly affected by the treaty and its requirements. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to give up all its land and take responsibility for the cause of WWI; it also prompted an economic downfall‚ a weakened government in Germany
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King Louis XIV was a man of strength and courage with many ambitions that he was fully determined to achieve. He dedicated most of his rule taking steps to accomplish the goal of “one king‚ one law‚ one faith” for the country of France. By one king he aimed for the ruler to have supreme power over armies‚ government bureaucracy‚ and culture. This would eventually lead to the overall influence of the French upon other countries and their kings. By way of one law he aspired for the nobles to no longer
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History Unit 3 Study Notes Treaty of Versailles: Many Germans thought that they had been cheated on. They believed that they never actually lost the war and just made an agreement to end the war. Many soldiers then joined the right hand parties such as the Freikorps or the Nazi party. Economic Problems: After World War 1 and the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany’s economy went to bare minimum. The government could not support its citizens and the people in Germany did not like them either. Right winged
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