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    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 a war which killed

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    Assess the Impact of the treaty of Versailles on Germany The treaty of Versailles had a significant impact on German politics and economy. The terms of the treaty had attempted to punish Germany for the ‘crimes’ of WW1 and essentially cripple Germany economically and politically. The treaty was signed on 28th June 1919‚ which turned out to be a compromise which satisfied no-one: too tough for the Germans‚ lacking idealism for Woodrow Wilson and not tough enough for the French leader Clemenceau

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    the Paris Peace Conference‚ because France turned the small problem into a big war‚ by calling its allies. The repercussions of World War 1 should be a peace treaty‚ many countries were at fault. Thus‚ the solution should be a treaty in which there will be no more wars‚ and each country goes back to how it was before. 2. All countries should be represented‚ as each country had its own problem‚ and had a part in the war‚ thus each country should be represented. 3. Germany and the Triple Alliance should

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    The Treaty of Versailles was created to ensure a lasting peace‚ and to reward the victors of the war; however‚ was it justified? The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement designed by the Allied leaders‚ the ’Big Three’- Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France‚ Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Britain and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States. Clemenceau wanted Germany to be punished. He had seen his country invaded‚ large parts of its industry destroyed and millions of its

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    central powers time to reflect on the effects of the war throughout Europe. Before the start of the war in 1914 countries promoted the idea that war was a great thing and to fight for your country was very honourable. But‚ by 1918 people across Europe saw for the first time how horrible war actually was. Where‚ in the past‚ people had only been exposed to the idea of war by the pro-war propaganda of various governments‚ Europeans were now experiencing war through fighting‚ the death of friends and family

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    The treaty of Versailles made the World War II inevitable there is no doubt about it. It is one of the most significant event that changed the world we live in today. And have far-reaching consequences it was largely responsible for the major events which occurred in the rest of the century including the rise of Hitler and Nazi party World War II and much of the Cold War which occurred afterwards. The treaty was the result of the First World War this was unlike any other because it involved most

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    Wilson led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. The opposing senators wanted to add reservations onto the treaty‚ but Wilson’s would not have it. This caused Wilson to kill his own treaty with some help from opposing senators. Opposing forces killed the Treaty of Versailles in many different ways. They believed the treaty did not satisfy pre-war hopes for peace (Doc B). One political group even opposed the treaty. The group that hurt the treaty was the Reservationists‚ led by H.C‚ Lodge

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    The two big questions at the Treaty of Versailles were what to do with Germany‚ and what to do with the empire’s land. The Big Four consisted of representatives from the U.K.‚ France‚ Italy‚ and the US. The European leaders wanted money to pay for damages‚ the empire’s land‚ and revenge. Wilson wanted world peace‚ and had fourteen points to help him obtain world peace. One of the fourteen points was self-determination. This point was made to allow people to choose how they wanted to live‚ so there

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    determining the terms of the treaty of Versailles? Woodrow Wilson was part of the big 3. The big three was made up of the Wilson (USA)‚ Clemenceau (France)‚ and Lloyd George (Britain¬) and they were who dominated the January 1919 peace conference held in Paris. As Wilson was a very religious man‚ his aim was simply to create peace; he was trying to create a treaty that would be the end of all wars. However he noticed that his allies would have preferred the terms of the treaty if they specifically benefited

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    after World War. George Clemenceau wanted revenge and want to punish Germany for what they have done. He wanted to make Germany pay for the damage done during the war and wanted to weaken Germany so France would never be invaded. Wilson did his own and published Fourteen Point saying what he wanted. He wanted to disarmament‚ and a League of Nations where countries could talk out of their problems‚ without war. David George wanted justice‚

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