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    History Revision Notes: What was the treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 What was the League of Nations? International organisation designed to stop wars in future. The Paris peace conference was: On 1919 Peace Conference was held in Paris to discuss the post-war world. Leaders of 32 states attended. However‚ negotiations were dominated by the five major powers: the United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ Italy and

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    The Treaty of Versailles was unfair to many nations‚ but to Germany in particular. When the meeting to discuss the treaty was held the German representative was not invited. The other countries decided Germany’s fate for them. They confiscated much of German land and German colonies and divided it among themselves. Germany lost 13% of its land and 12% of its population. Furthermore Germany was left with a weakened army and navy marking them defenseless against surrounding countries. Woodrow Wilson

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    The Treaty of Paris A. The battle of Yorktown ended in October 1781‚ not actually the end of the revolution. Significant fighting continued well on into 1783 B. Not a sure thing- lots of uncertainty! The victory at Yorktown was a very important step‚ though C. America sent several diplomats to France to negotiate. One of the conditions under which France agreed to help out the United States was that America had to give them some of their territory back. D. FRANCE BROUGHT SPAIN TO THE WAR! E

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    Antarctica. For this reason‚ it is critical to protecting Antarctica and the method used is the Antarctica Treaty. The Antarctica Treaty of 1959‚ ratified in 1961 was first considered by the United States of America in 1948‚ nevertheless‚ at this point‚ the treaty would have been unsuitable because of the political instability of the time. The reduced amount of knowledge of the Antarctica Treaty is due to the inadequate protection and its age. Conversely‚ this may not be the only factor.

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    Anglo – Irish Treaty of December 1921 a realistic to settle the problems of Ireland? First of all signing of the Treaty was a victory for the British government since they achieved what they set out to accomplish. Second and most important settlement in Ireland was impossible because Anglo-Irish Treaty split Sinn Fein‚ those who opposed Treaty led by Eamon de Valera and those who took a pragmatic response to the situation they faced led by Collins and Griffith. The terms of Treaty were not to the

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    Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 Introduction In 17 March 1824‚ the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824‚ which was also known as the Treaty of London‚ was signed by Hendrik Fagel and Anton Reinhard Falck for the Dutch‚ George Canning and Charles Watkin WIlliams Wynn for the UK. The purpose for signing the treaty was to address the issues faced when the British inhabits the Dutch properties during the Napoleonic Wars. The treaty was signed in London without the consent of local rulers. Historical Background

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    Have you ever wondered what the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo actually was? It was a treaty that both America and Mexico signed in order to end a conflict between the 2. Why did President Polk go around Mexico and dock in Mexico instead of going through Texas and Mexico? He did this to have the element of surprise over Mexico instead of attacking them straight on. What happened that caused the Mexicans to sign The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? Texas wanted to be it’s own country but was under Mexican

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    The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One; it put a final end to the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A major outcome for Germany was the huge reparations that they were going to have to pay off. These reparations meant that the superpower had a huge financial. The treaty of Versailles also stated that Germany were not allowed to form a superstate with Austria‚ this meant

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    the first World War Hungary was a part of the Habsburg Monarchy‚ therefore the country basically relied on the market of the Empire. Being a member of the Monarchy ensured economic unity which meant common currency‚ common tariff and market system. In 1918 the Monarchy became disintegrated: Hungary got into a new situation; she had to reorganise her international trade‚ the tariff system and had to introduce own money. June 4.‚ 1920. : Hungarian delegation signed the peace treaty in Versailles (Grand

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    reaction Prices and wages rocketed People realized this money was worthless Poor people suffered The rich and middle class families realized that the money in the bank that could’ve bought them a house in 1922 now bought them a loaf of bread. Treaty of St Germain

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