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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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 Weimar Republic was formed in the town of Weimar in February 1919 when a new German National Assembly was formed after the war. It was a democracy where everybody could vote. The parliament was called the Reichstag. The Weimar Republic had some enemies from both the left and the right. The opposition from the left came from the Spartakus‚ a group of communists that hoped to take over the Government‚ and were representing the workers of Germany. The Spartakus were led by Rosa Luxemburg and Karl
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One could argue that the Weimar Republic was very much a prosperous and stable country from the years 1924-9. After all‚ these were called Germany’s “Golden Years”. Heavy industry was back to the same production levels as it was before the Great War‚ which attracted lots of foreign investment. However‚ One could also argue that the Weimar Republic wasn’t as stable and prosperous as it seemed. Germany was still incredibly reliant on US loans and unemployment never fell below 1.3 million. 1923‚ Germany
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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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The Weimar Republic‚ despite economic and political problems‚ was one of the most fertile grounds for the modern arts and sciences. Berlin‚ in particular‚ became a thriving centre of many new art movements. The Bauhaus school near Weimar‚ moreover‚ revolutionized architecture‚ and the theatres in Berlin and Frankfurt led to a revolution on stage. Great film companies made German cinema one of the most notable in the world (a position it never again achieved). Leading composers of atonal music taught
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scale of payments‚ rising from ₤50 million to ₤125 million after five years. The french ended the occupation of Ruhr and ₤800 million was loaned from America. for the next five years because of American loans the German economy was booming and the Weimar Germany prospered. This time was known as the “Golden
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The Treaty of Versailles‚ signed seven months after the war’s end‚ blamed mostly everything on Germany‚ and weighed them down with many debts‚ both literal and figural. When all was said and done‚ the Germans came home‚ bitter and humiliated‚ to a devastated‚ war-torn country. So how did the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War II? Through territorial losses‚ reparations‚ and the war guilt clause. The Germans were incredibly angry over the territory they lost in the Versailles Treaty. The
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To what extent did weakness in the Weimar Republic account for the growth and rise to power of the Nazi party in 1933? The WR began after WWII the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans and forced to have a democracy rather than a monarchy. The Government from the start was full of problems with its economy‚ social and political areas‚ what made it worse was the Great Depression in 1929. The WR was vulnerable to a number of attacks from many different areas including the Nazi party and
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