Was The Treaty Of Versailles Fair To Germany? ’The Treaty of Versailles’ was the peace settlement that ended World War One in 1918. The treaty itself was actually signed on the 28th June 1919 at the former palace of Versailles‚ just outside Paris‚ by Germany and the Allies. The treaty was a compromise between the countries‚ trying to satisfy each demand - but was it overall fair to Germany? The Treaty of Versailles was created to cripple Germany so that they could not start another war. One side
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Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the Impact of the Treaty of VersaillesThe Establishment of a Democratic Government By September 1919‚ the German High Command had realised that the war was lost‚ and established a more democratic government. This was done so that the Allies might be more lenient in forming a peace treaty‚ particularly as democracy was essential under US President Wilson ’s Fourteen Points‚ and the Germans felt that a peace arranged by the US would be better for Germany than
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atheist‚ in 1841. His father instilled in him many beliefs‚ such as‚ hatred of Catholicism and radical political beliefs.1 Clemenceau came from a long line of physicians and was a physician himself. Clemenceau played a key role in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Georges Clemenceau was the senior French representative at the Versailles settlement. Georges Clemenceau needed the terms of Versailles to crush Germany‚ while David Lloyd George of Britain secretly needed a non-emotive way to deal
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Kailyn Barratt APUSH September 27‚ 2012 The Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact is a written document signed on November 11‚ 1620 by all 41 men of the Mayflower. It was named after the ship that sailed all 102 passengers to Cape Cod. The signing and creation of the Mayflower Compact was the beginning of the pilgrim’s settlement in the New World. The Mayflower Compact was an important part of American history because it was the first governing document in America and it helped maintain
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9th Grade Global History Final Exam Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Part One: Multiple Choice 1. Which document is an example of a primary source? (1) a novel on the Age of Discovery (3) a diary of a Holocaust survivor (2) a textbook on Latin American history (4) an encyclopedia article on Songhai culture 2. Based on the information provided by this map‚ which statement about urban
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Macbeth’s Dark Ambition Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most destructive plays that exhibits an abundance of darkness and other themes. To set a dark atmosphere‚ darkness is established by powerful imagery throughout the play. Darkness is expressed by the witches‚ weather‚ as well as Macbeth and lady Macbeth’s actions. Shakespeare uses the witches for creating dark and evil imagery. In Macbeth’s first confrontation with the witches‚ they release darkness within him. The witches made Macbeth kill
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an intriguing novel in respect to its haunting and powerful story and its effective development. The story has many different settings‚ all of which have a direct correlation to the story line. Setting plays a pivotal role throughout the novel‚ creating feelings of loneliness and despair. Shelley strengthens the theme of isolation by setting the conclusion of her novel in the Arctic wasteland‚ a place of hostile and desolate environment. We are first introduced to
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Clothes appear to have significant meaning in The Awakening‚ enough so that they are mentioned at almost every description of the characters. Edna Pontellier starts the novel fully dressed and appropriately dressed for a woman of her responsibilities‚ however‚ at her final moment‚ she is naked on the beach. Other women in the story also represent their ‘position’ and the way they feel in the way they dress. For example‚ Madmoiselle Reisz never changes her clothes. This could possibly symbolize her
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The Nile River is typically associated with the Egyptians and is even considered to be the “life line” of Egypt. Yet if you take a closer look‚ you will see that a majority of the Nile River runs through the African country of Sudan. For centuries‚ the Egyptians have claimed the Nile as their own. The majority of the Nile River runs through Sudan‚ not Egypt. This has caused many conflicts between the two countries. Kush‚ which is now modern day Sudan‚ is one of the oldest African Kingdoms. Egypt
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The Tet Offensive a surprise attack and military movement of the Viet Cong also referred to as the Nation Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam and the North Vietnamese army on the United States and its Allies. The attack was to set of and encourage a revolution in the southern vietnamese people‚ it targeted the military command centers and major cities in Southern Vietnam. The idea of the attack was to finish the war and destroy the government of Vietnam all in one quick and subtle movement
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