THE DARK AGREEMENT: THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES CAUSED WORLD WAR 2 Introduction World War 1 was called ‘The Great War’ because the world had never seen anything like it. However‚ the consequences of the peace that settled World War I would ultimately steamroll into a conflict that would be an even bigger disaster. More than 20 million people died during the war‚ which lasted from 28th July 1914 to 11th November 1918. (PBS) The war started when a Serbian nationalist assassinated Archduke
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World War One in 1918‚ was the reason that the Treaty of Versailles was signed and it was also the shadow of the Russian Revolution. There were three very important politicians that led this all. They were David Lloyd George‚ Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. Most of them wanted to see the destruction of Germany but some like Lloyd George‚ were more cautious. There is some truth to the fact that opposition forces helped to defeat the treaty‚ but over all it was Wilson’s stubbornness that led
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Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1917-1921‚ assess the validity of this statement. The statement "It was the strength of the opposition forces‚ both liberal and conservative‚ rather than the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles." is only somewhat valid. While the strength of the opposition forces played a large part in the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles‚ but
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The treaty of Versailles caused a reaction of horror and outrage to the Germans. They were being forced to accept a harsh treaty without any choice or even a comment. Hitler hated the treaty of Versailles‚ and he promised to kick out the treaty of Versailles as he had said in the Nazis Twenty-Five Points. People began to believe in Hitler. His Twenty-Five Point programme showed that the treaty of Versailles could be dealt as any other task‚ and he promised to abolish it right away. The treaty of Versailles
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Orlando (Italy) at the Paris Peace Conference held January of 1919. The treaty did not satisfy all parties concerned‚ but the U.S. opinion favored ratification of the treaty including the argument of the League of Nations. However‚ state legislatures had a overrule vote in favor of the treaty‚ but the U.S. Senate Henry Cabot Lodge had the upper hand
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Backgound The treaty was very humiliating to Germany‚ it was a dictate (they were forced to sign) as the British blockade remained in force and they had had to surrender masses of equipment to the allies. Not only there entire fleet but also 30‚000 machine guns‚ 3000 trench mortars‚ 2000 aircraft and 5000 heavy artillery pieces. This would have made the war totally impossible to carry on. The allies instead of providing a peace settlement based on the 14 point plan as Germany had though instead
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The German people felt that the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles was not to bring forth peace and justice but rather to stigmatize their country in the eyes of the world. For the Germans‚ the most condemning section of the Treaty of Versailles is Article 231‚ famously known as the ‘War Guilt Clause’. Amos Hershey apprises the popular German opinion of the time stating‚ “The acknowledgement of guilt in Article 231 [of the Treaty of Versailles] seems to me like a smarting wound which burns in the
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Fintan 302 Elective History – Alternative Assessment Assignment [15m] Activity You are a non-German journalist reporting on reactions to the Treaty of Versailles. You may use information from your textbook and other sources for your article. You should include: A headline for your newspaper article The terms of the Treaty and reactions to them Take note of the following: Your article should not be more than 2 pages. It should be type written (Arial 11) and you
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act independently of national origin (1 commissioner per member state) • Initiates all new EU laws. • Proposes and presents drafts of legislation to the Council. “The commission proposes and the council disposes”. • ‘Guardian of the treaties’ - Checks that the Member States are following the laws. Has a duty to intervene and refer to ECJ. • Responsible for the administration of the Union and has executive powers to implement the Union’s budget. COUNCIL OF MINISTERS • Made
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law consists primarily of the EC Treaty and any amending legisla¬tion such as the Single European Act to which the UK acceded in 1986‚ the Maastricht Treaty 1992 and the Treaty of Nice 2001. However the most recent reform was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty‚ signed by all the members in 2007 and subsequently ratified by them individually by the autumn of 2009. The necessary altercations to the fundamental treaties governing the EU‚ brought about by the Lisbon Treaty‚ was published at the end of March
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