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    HISTORY CHAPTER 1-6 TREATIES/ PACTS/ AGREEMENTS Chapter 2: |Treaty: |Treaty of Versailles | |Countries involved: |The Big Three (Britain‚ France‚ USA) | | |Germany | |Aim/ |Territorial:

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    Treaty of Guadalupe

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    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Articles V‚ VIII‚ IX and X The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the U.S.-Mexican War. Signed on February 2‚ 1848‚ it is the oldest treaty still in force between the United States and Mexico. As a result of the treaty‚ the United States acquired more than 500‚000 square miles of valuable territory and emerged as a world power in the late nineteenth century. Beyond territorial gains and losses‚ the treaty has been important in shaping the international

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    Treaty of Paris

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    The Treaty of Paris of 1763 was a treaty that officially ended the French and Indian War. This treaty was signed on February 10‚ 1763 by England‚ France‚ and Spain. The French and Indian War was a more wide European conflict in which England and Prussia went against France‚ Austria‚ Russia and Spain. The major cause of the war was the struggle for territorial expansion among the land west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ know then as the Ohio Territory.This war was also known as the Seven Years War and

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    Treaty of Versailles

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    Though the opposition to the Treaty by Congress may have had some part in its failure‚ Wilson’s inflexibility and bullheadedness on his views and ideas toward the Treaty of Versailles was the main factor in its downfall. Wilson did everything in his power to convince the people of the United States that the Treaty of Versailles should be approved by the Senate. Wilson’s strong feelings toward the Treaty made it difficult‚ even impossible‚ to convert his thoughts of it to anything other than what

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    Treaty of Sevres

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    “The treaty of Sevres was harsh and punishing.” To what extent do you agree with this statement Between 1914 and 1919 millions of lives were taken by the First World War. It created chaos socially‚ economically and politically leaving nations devastated. After the First World War a peace conference took place in Paris in which representatives from 27 nations across the globe gathered. This peace conference was to decide the fate of the defeated countries which included Germany‚ Austria-Hungary

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    The Treaty of Versailles

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    Infamous Treaty blamed Germany The leaders of the nations‚ which were involved in the war met in Paris to decide the future of our country‚ the conference took place in the Palace of Versailles.Months of hard negotiations‚ argument and compromise ended yesterday when two German representatives signed the Treaty. George Clemenceau (France) had one simple belief – Germany had to be crippled and broken up into a collection of small states. David Lloyd George (Great Britain) decided that Germany

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    Treaty of Versailles

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    Military Cut-down Firstly‚ according to the Treaty Of Versailles‚ the German Army was restricted to 100 000 professional soldiers. Wartime weapons were all to be destroyed. Conscription was also prohibited and were not allowed any air force‚ submarines or tanks. The Germany Navy was limited to six battleships and a few smaller ships. German military forces were not allowed to be stationed at the Rhineland. By having this military cut-down‚ this would assure the “Big Three”‚ the leaders of France

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    Treaty of Versalliers

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    Reject The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was meant to ease tension over WWI but in my opinion it could have been responsible for starting WWII. I think the United States should have rejected the Treaty of Versailles‚ considering that the Big Four (US‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Italy) had the most to gain and it created much animosity for the rest of the European nations. The Big Four made all the decisions regarding the Treaty‚ leaving other countries such as Germany and Russia

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    Treaty of Utrecht

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    In the fall of 1709‚ the notoriously brutal Battle of Malplaquet drew the war of Spanish Succession into a stalemate. In Austria‚ Charles VI succeeded the Austrian throne; this potential Habsburg hegemony‚ together with the invincible French Army provided the Allies neither feasibility nor desirability of conquering Spain. The Dutch Republic was discontent towards England about the commercial benefits and the Barrier Treaty; In England‚ Tories who were not in favor of continental warfare came into

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    Treaty of Rome

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    Treaty of Rome [print sheet]  Last updated: 27/07/11 The Treaty of Rome was the founding treaty of the European Economic Community (EEC)‚ which later became the EU. Also known as the Treaty of the European Community (TEC)‚ all the subsequent European treaties have built upon or amended the Treaty of Rome and its provisions still form the majority of EU treaty law. The treaty focused overwhelmingly on economic co-operation‚ but it also set out a wider political vision for ’an ever closer union’

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