The Treaty of Versailles and World War II World War II‚ officially lasting from 1939 to 1945‚ was a global conflict between the Axis‚ consisting of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan‚ and the Allied powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ the United States‚ and Russia. In the years prior‚ Germany had been taking back land lost after the singing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 and put an end to World War I. It also forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war‚ pay reparations‚ decrease their military
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term and short term effects. The creation of the Treaty of Versailles was the most important long term effect on WWII and created an environment that made the war inevitable. The precursor to the creation of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was the end of World War I (1914 – 1918) on the 11th of November‚ 1918 when Germany signed an armistice with the Allied powers. Three months after the end of WWI‚ the Paris Peace Conference (1919) was held at Versailles Palace in order to decide exactly how Germany
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of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. It was drawn up by the victors of the war‚ which included Great Britain‚ the United States‚ Italy‚ and France. The Big Four met in Versailles to compose a treaty that would hopefully bring about a peaceful end to the First World War- the first war of its kind. Germany‚ the main foe against the Allied Powers‚ and the loser of World War I‚ was not allowed to partake in the creation of the treaty. Even they had no way of knowing what to expect in the treaty‚ they
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The Treaty of Versailles was the primary treaty that ended the Great War in 1919. It is arguably one of the worst treaties in world history. It solved none of the problems in Europe that lead to World War I and it was one of the leading causes for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles punished the losers of World War I; instead of working together to resolve the issues that caused World War I‚ it created more hostility between countries in Europe. Germany and Austria-Hungary were the countries
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Allied Powers decided to impose particularly stringent treaty obligations upon the defeated Germany.” ("Treaty of Versailles‚ 1919." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum‚ n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2017). This treaty is known as the Treaty of Versailles and was a huge contributor to World War II. After World War I ended‚ there was a need for peace and that was what they intended with the Treaty of Versailles. However‚ it led to more tension between the two sides
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The Treaty of Versailles did more to harm the peace than support it because the allies took some of Germany’s major territories and required Germany to take fault for the war. Furthermore‚ as Wilson stated in his fourteen points for world peace that “The French territory should be free and all invaded territory should be restored...in over that peace may once more be secure” (Wilson’s Fourteen points worksheet).The evidence stated above is relevant to the thesis statement by stating that even the
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The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed by Germany and the Allied Powers on June 28‚ 1919 to bring peace to the nations and end World War I. Germany was forced to follow the specific requirements that were arranged in the Treaty of Versailles. Germany was greatly affected by the treaty and its requirements. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to give up all its land and take responsibility for the cause of WWI; it also prompted an economic downfall‚ a weakened government in Germany
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The Treaty of Versailles harshly punished the Germany in finance‚ military‚ and territories. Those clauses made the Germans feeling both humiliated and bitter‚ so I am agree that the treaty of Versailles is one of the important reasons to cause the World War Two. There are some reasons below. At that period‚ the German people were told and believed its army was only defending its border and taking back some lands previously held by the country. In addition‚ the exceedingly nationalistic sentiments
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On the 28th June 1919‚ Germany resentfully signed the most famous treaty ever‚ Versailles. Although years of readjusting the treaty followed‚ this essay will focus mainly on the strengths and weaknesses of the 440 articles in 1919. The Treaty followed a massive war‚ with huge human sacrifice. It was supposed to be the Treaty to end all wars and give security to the countries involved. The overwhelming task that laid ahead for Woodrow Wilson (America)‚ Lloyd George (Great Britain)‚ Clemenceau (France)
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The Treaty of Versailles did more to harm the peace than support it because of reparations and imperialism. According to TCI‚ pg 318‚ “In addition‚ the treaty required Germany to pay $33 billion in reparations to the Allies. Reparations are payments demanded of a defeated nation by the victor in a war to offset the cost of the war. Germans resented both the war-guilt clause and the reparations‚ rightly fearing that the payments would cripple their economic recovery from the war.” This was a problem
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