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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not happen again and so the Treaty of Versailles was created in an attempt to ensure what happened between 1914-1918 would never happen again. Historically there are two main schools of thought surrounding the Treaty of Versailles. The traditionalist school argues that the treaty was too harsh on Germany and that the reparations and territorial changes were unreasonable. However revisionist historians argue that because Germany was the main cause of the war the treaty was actually reasonable. I will
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A person holding a reservationist’s point of view on the Treaty of Versailles in the United States has reservations about the Treaty because reservationists are more interested in national sovereignty than in cooperation that might require defending other nations. Reservationists want the U.S. to reserve the right to make a decisions about whether or not to enter into battle with other nations‚ rather than relying on the League to make the decision for them. Americans who support Wilson and his party
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The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a controversial movement. As described in Hitlers words it is “the great villainy of the century.” (Mein Kampf). In Hitlers eyes the Treaty humiliated and further destroyed the economy in Germany. Germany had to admit complete responsibly for starting the war‚ also known as Clause 231‚ “War Guilt Clause.” He did not believe that Germany was at fault for the war‚ but instead blamed it on other groups such as the Jews and Communists. He wanted to
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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 with Germany’s discipline at Versailles.2 Georges Clemenceau was totally tuned in to what
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Austria-Hungarian archduke. Due to the mass web of treaties at the time Germany and Austria-Hungary were at war with the Allied Nations of Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ and The United States. Almost all of the countries involved in the war suffered major debt and massive loss to their militaries. In the end however the Allied Nations won over Germany and Austria-Hungary and began to create a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was created in attempt to bring peace and ensure
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The major decisions were the creation of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations‚ that had the five treaties with defeated states‚ also the German and Ottoman overseas possessions as mandates‚ mainly for Britain and France. The main was the Treaty of Versailles‚ which was created by the Big Four‚ which they laid guilt for the war on Germany. It was shameful for Germany and had to pay for the expensive
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The two treaties of Versailles and Vienna were both established to promote an enduring peace all through Europe. This mindset‚ achieved through the devastating wars that just occurred‚ urged European powers to create dependable frameworks for peace‚ specifically the Concert of Europe and the League of Nations; however‚ these groups experienced varying success levels. The Concert’s eagerness to obliterate any resistance through a legal use of military power kept any real clash from coming to fruition;
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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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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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