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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Anthony Wood ‚ Europe 1815-1960 (1986) The fundamental significance of Versailles was emotional rather than rational. Allied statesmen‚ urged on by the pressure of public opinion‚ have made peace in spirit of revenge and not to guarantee national security. Lentin‚ Guilt At Versailles (1984) The Treaty of Versailles should have made the victors either to conciliate the enemy or destroy them. The Treaty of Versailles did neither. It did not pacify Germany‚ still less permanently weaken her‚ appearances
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The Lloyd George Coalition 1918-1922 The Coupon Election 1918 The Representation of the People Act 1918 provided the background to the 1918 election. All men over 21 could vote. A small number of women were also eligible to. These were the over 30’s and the wives of important British. men The Liberals were still split between old (Asquith) and new (Lloyd George) Labour had to decide whether to fight the election independently or continue under Lloyd George. (Mowat: 1966: 2-3
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The end of World War I was finalized by the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28‚ 1919. It was signed by Great Britain‚ France‚ Italy‚ and Japan but not the United States‚ as the U.S. drafted its own treaty with Germany in 1921. Many historians argue that the Treaty of Versailles was the major cause of World War II which occurred twenty years later. On the Treaty’s most superficial level‚ the extreme punishment and fines that were levied by the Allied Powers on the Germans were causes
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it to suggest that the Treaty of Versailles was mainly responsible for the political and economic instability in Germany in the years 1919-23? (30 marks) In this essay I will be analysing and concluding whether I believe that the Treaty of Versailles was the main cause of the political and economic instability in Germany between 1919 and 1923. Also I will be looking at other factors that may have caused the political and economic instability. The Treaty of Versailles (signed 28th June 1919)
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The historian Sally Marks uses her article “Smoke and Mirrors: In the Smoke-Filled Rooms in the Galerie des Glaces” to argue that the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were moderate and only appear severe because they are clouded with ambiguity. In her article‚ Marks discusses how the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were not as harsh on Germany as most historians believe. The politicians representing the Allies were under tremendous pressure to please the public who expected Germany to pay for
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The Causes Of WW2 Abolish the treaty of Versailles * Hitler believed that treaty was unfair. He called the German leaders who signed it the “November Criminals” * Hitler promised that if he became the leader of Germany that he would reverse it. * By the time Hitler came into power Germany did not have to pay any reparations. Expand German Territory * The treaty had taken away territory from Germany. Hitler wanted this back and to unite with Austria. * He also wanted German
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Was the treaty of Versailles fair? The treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 after the World War one. It was actually a punishment of Germany to start the war and forced it to accept all the blame. The involved requirements were seen to be very harsh. Many arguments were made on the treaty‚ and the most common question was that whether the treaty of Versailles fair. In my opinion‚ I am quite agreeing with the decision. Firstly‚ there is no fair in warfare. Defeat powers should obey the victors’
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The Impact of the Treaty of Versailles Germany had to sign a war guilt clause stating that they had started the First World War. This made Germany look weak as they gave in easily. The German public didn’t support the government from the start and found that their surrender was a stab in the back. However as the Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919 accepting full responsibility the citizens of Germany felt that the government stabbed the army in the back even more. They did not
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The treaty of Versailles was signed June 28th 1919 by two German representatives at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles. The purpose of the treaty was to establish a long lasting peace between Germany and The allies. The treaty was both fair and unfair on the German population depending on the aspect that is looked at‚ for example‚ it implied very harsh conditions upon the German populations but at the same time it was an equivalent to what they’ve done to deserve it. In this essay I will explain
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