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    in Versailles‚ France‚ the Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Allied nations of France‚ Britain‚ and the US‚ against Germany. After the horrific event of WWI‚ many damages were made. This treaty made Germany pay reparations and take full blame for the war. Germany was very frustrated since they were given no voice towards this agreement. On account of this‚ Hitler rose to power to destroy this treaty‚ leading to World War Two. The Treaty of Versailles caused World War Two because Germany had a

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    Even though the Treaty of Versailles was meant to end future conflict‚ all it did was Influence a World War.Some of the reasons why include Germany wanting their land back‚ wanting a full army‚ having to pay billions of dollars to all the allied nations‚ and how the treaty made Germany feel as a whole. When the Treaty was made‚ it included many rules and changes. One of those changes was that some of Germany’s land would be taken. The land that was taken included about 40% of their coal producing

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    How Did the Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War II? On June 28th‚ 1919 the Germans were forced to give up all of their territory‚ decrease their military strength‚ pay reparations‚ and remain guilty of all the events of the Great War due to the treaty of Versailles‚ and because of that Germany began creating conflicts with other countries which would lead into the second world war. With the loss of territory many were simply kicked out of their country without even knowing it. Unfortunately one

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    The Treaty of Nanking was signed on the 29th of August 1842. This treaty was ratified by the British and Qing Chinese representatives following the end of ‘The First Opium War’‚ a conflict which saw Chinese conscripts go up against a much smaller force of technologically advanced British troops‚ and lose decisively. Because of the humiliating loss on China’s part‚ they signed the Treaty of Nanking which contained thirteen articles but there were three which were most important in regards to global

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    The Treaty of Kadesh was a peace treaty between the Egyptians and the Hittites. The treaty was created in 1269 BCE by Ramesses II and the king of the Hittites‚ Hattusilis. The whole entire treaty was not found but 2 parts of it. The tablet was written in The Akkadian language which was spoken in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was found in the capital of Hittite in Turkey in 1906. At the moment the tablet is in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum in Turkey. The Egyptian-Hittite Treaty was a solution to a

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    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is a really well know history that occur here in California‚ for some people it well be Mexico because we must all know that years ago this was not California it was Mexico. With the treaty this became California but I believe that we should all be informed of where we live and where we grow up and it’s history‚ I believe this because we all should have some knowledge of things that we consider important to us. The treaty of Guadalupe

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    (1919-1920): Versailles Treaty and League of Nations. Should the United States ratify the Versailles Treaty and join the League of nations? Yes. It was long overdue that America break out of its isolationist shell and get involved in world affairs. Ratifying the Treaty of Versailles in the first place could have aided in preventing WWII from occurring and joining the League of Nations would have created an extra safety measure and an easy way for the countries to unite in time of war. Joining the League

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    After World War I‚ the world tried to construct some form of peace which would prevent another world war. President Wilson thought that World War I would be the “war to end all wars”. Wilson tried to make this possible through his Fourteen Points plan which would create and keep the peace throughout the world. Even though the Versailles Treaty included many of these points‚ Wilson failed at gaining the Senate’s support. Wilson pushed the Senate to ratify the Versailles Treaty‚ however‚ Wilson’s attempt

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    a. What restrictions were placed on Germany’s armed forces by the treaty of Versailles? (4 marks) -Conscription banned -Not allowed an air force or submarines -Only allowed 6 battleships -Only allowed 100‚000 men in the army b. Explain why Clemenceau wanted to treat Germany so harshly (6 marks) -During the First World War‚ two thirds of men in the French army had been killed or injured. Not only this but their industry‚ land and population were all in decline while Germany’s was increasing

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    immigrants (Pakeha) first came to New Zealand (“Ethic and religious intolerance”). Maori gave the initial welcome which was “soon strained as more and more of the arrivals began to ignore Maori jurisdiction and act as if they were a law unto themselves” (Treaty of Waitangi Questions and Answers 9). The discrimination towards Maori partly based on the assumption of cultural superiority of European colonists. The conversion of Māori to Christianity‚ the growing dominance of the land and the institutions of

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