World War II was a horrific war‚ many guns and new strategies and weapons were created‚ for example the nuclear bombs. World War II started when dictators rose to power in some countries‚ for example Adolf Hitler (Germany´s dictator)Germany wasn´t satisfied because they were the only country that was being punished for taking part of World War I and paying for the Treaty of Versailles. Some of the main causes of World War II were when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany for invading
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In the year of 1918‚ World War 1 ended with German defeat. Countries all over Europe were left ruined and in states one cannot compare with any other defeat. Thousands upon thousands of soldiers faced death or fatal injuries throughout all participating countries in the World War. Social‚ political and cultural change occurred all across Europe‚ Africa‚ Asia and even countries who were not involved in the War. Empires collapsed‚ new countries were established and old taken down and alliances were
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Fourteen Points into the Treaty of Versailles. His Fourteen Points outlined changes to be made to countries involved in the war and the world in general‚ to help prevent future wars. However‚ Wilson became too attached to one of his points and sacrificed most of the others for this point. When the treaty was finished‚ Germany‚ who had not been allowed to participate in negotiations‚ was appalled and angry that they saw almost none of Wilson’s Fourteen Points in the Treaty of Versailles. Woodrow Wilson’s
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on June 1914‚ the world descended into chaos‚ forced into all-out war through hasty alliances and aggressive manoeuvres. 5 years and 37 million casualties later‚ a truce was made. The 28th of January in 1919 saw the Palace of Versailles play host to a meeting of the world’s superpowers. Woodrow Wilson of the United States‚ Lloyd George of the United Kingdom‚ and Georges Clemenceau of France were all present to re-draw the map of the world‚ introducing a highly controversial treaty that protected their
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The Treaty of Versailles consisted of three main points. These points were: 1.German loss of territory Germany lost territory both in Europe and Africa. In Europe‚ Germany lost territory in the north to set up new states in Poland‚ Lithuania‚ Estonia‚ and Latvia. Germany had annexed these states from Russia just a year earlier. German land in East Prussia‚ Posten and Upper Silesia was also taken away and given to Poland‚ giving the Poles access to the sea. The Rhineland was demilitarised as a buffer
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better‚ or was the Treaty of Versailles the best that could have been achieved under the circumstances? The 1919 Treaty of Versailles was made by George Clemenceau‚ David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson. They were the World War One leaders of France‚ Great Britain and America respectively‚ and after the war‚ made the Treaty to decide what to do with a defeated Germany. Four years of fighting and losses throughout the First World War made decisions difficult‚ but overall‚ the Treaty was the best
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History Unit 3 Study Notes Treaty of Versailles: Many Germans thought that they had been cheated on. They believed that they never actually lost the war and just made an agreement to end the war. Many soldiers then joined the right hand parties such as the Freikorps or the Nazi party. Economic Problems: After World War 1 and the Treaty of Versailles‚ Germany’s economy went to bare minimum. The government could not support its citizens and the people in Germany did not like them either. Right
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response‚ through music‚ to World War Two‚ particularly in the concentration/death camps throughout Europe The Second World War was a very sensitive time in the world‚ especially Europe‚ but one of the few benefits was the music that came out of it‚ there was the music that was written about certain events of the war‚ the music that evolved during the war‚ and the music by the Jewish community (i.e. The Holocaust)‚ especially in the concentration camps. The Holocaust was unequivocally the most
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1815-1941‚ to what extent was the Breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy a cause of both the First and Second World Wars? In this essay I shall give my opinion‚ and the opinions of several historians‚ as to the causes of the First and Second World Wars‚ paying close attention to the breakdown of Great Power Diplomacy. The Congress of Vienna in 1815 was to form the framework for international politics right up until the breakout of the Great War almost a century later‚ and was the first in a series
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Treaty of versaille In this essay I will be discussing whether or not the Treaty of Versaille was ‘harsh and unfair’ too Germany. The treaty was set up to cripple Germany so it had no power anymore to start another war. In the conditions in the Treaty of versaille Germany had too accept all blame for the war‚ lost 10% of it’s land‚ had to pay £6600 million in reparations‚ had it’s army cut too just 100‚000 men and was not allowed into the league of nations until it could prove the country was
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