I stand here today as proud leader of this country to tell you of a great victory‚ we have at last come to an agreement on the set out in the treaty of Versailles. Our men and women have fought hard to defend this country against the likes of Germany and I felt it was extremely important to ensure that these conditions in the treaty honoured those people‚ especially those who gave their lives. Germany has been punished! But I have also had to protect you and your children from what Germany could
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Explain why many Germans regarded the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as unfair One reason why Germans regarded the Treaty as unfair was because of how much land they lost due to it. All of Germany’s colonies were stripped from her and given to Britain and France; this caused anger as some of the colonies were acquired before the war. Furthermore‚ Alsace-Lorraine‚ 40 years after it was invaded by Germany‚ was handed back to France‚ Belgium received Eupen and Malmedy. The Saar region was placed
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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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Could the ’Big Three’ have done any 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
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How far do you agree with this statement: ‘The Treaty of Versailles Was Unfair for Germany’ The treaty of Versailles was a treaty made upon the surrender of Germany in the WW1. This treaty was made to stop another war happening again. The treaty was made by the France‚ Britain and USA. In my opinion‚ I agree that the treaty of Versailles was unfair for Germany. I have made a few points considering the both sides whether the treaty is unfair or unfair for Germany Fair Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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Reading Questions What effects did World War I and the Treaty of Versailles have on Europe? World War I left European countries with huge debts and decreased amounts of land for crop production. The massive loss of life due to the war massively decreased the European workforce and forced European economies to rely on imports from settler societies and the U.S. Additional economic pressures placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles made the political situation there particularly unstable. The Austro-Hungarian
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To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles weaken Germany Democratically‚ between 1919 to 1929? The signing of the Treaty of Versailles on the twenty second of June in 1919‚ would forever psychologically be associated with the long term bitterness and humiliation of the German public towards the German democracy. The civilian government who agreed to the terms of the treaty‚ which saw German suffer a deduction in their army‚ forced to pay high reparations‚ deduction of land and population were
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To a less extent I agree that the Treaty of Versailles 1919 was fair and just. Firstly‚ I will define what is fair and just. For me‚ "Fair" is defined as free from bias and proper under rules. And "Just" is defined as what guided by truth or reason‚ punish and award rightly ‚done or made according to principle. For the Treaty of Versailles‚ some people argue that some of the territorial arrangement was fair and just. And which I partly agree with their statement. Here are the treaties about
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The Absolute Center of an Absolute King� An analytical summary of Louis Marin ’s "Classical‚ Baroque: Versailles‚ or the Architecture of the Prince" � By Olaf Lyczba April 22‚ 2010 Introduction Louis XIV ’s France was an absolute monarchy‚ meaning the king had the power‚ control‚ finances and the nation in his hands more then ever before. In the 17th century‚ France was the strongest and wealthiest nation in Europe‚ and the head of the state‚ the king‚ was the most influential person of the
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Without doubt it is clear that some of the countries held great anti-German feelings during and after the war. Especially France‚ they held the highest lack of remorse against the Germans. Whereas countries such as the United Kingdom and the USA wanted majority peace throughout Europe and felt that peace was the main objective rather than annexation of land etc. It is fundamentally clear that Frances ideas pursued in the treaty was solely based on anti German feelings. They wanted to annex the Rhineland
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