Great Britain‚ Soviet Union‚ and China who also helped with war efforts). Even though nationalism is a big part of what caused WWII‚ the Treaty of Versailles‚ the Great Depression‚ and Hitler’s appetite for power are all main causes of WWII. ( Hughes ) One cause of WWII is‚ how Italy was‚ for the most part‚ left out of the Treaty of Versailles. Although 460‚000 Italians were slaughtered in
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everyone. The United States was not in support of the Treaty of Versailles. Stevens explains that “The one thing that most Americans were not interested in was any type of international organization that would commit the U.S. to future European wars‚” (n.d.). As a result of these feelings‚ the United States refused to sign
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ter Clemenceau represented France. Five major peace treaties were prepared at the Paris Peace Conference. They include the Treaty of Versailles for Germany‚ the Treaty of SaintGermain for Austria‚ the Treaty of Neuilly for Bulgaria‚ the Treaty of Trianon for Hungary and the Treaty of Sèvres for Ottoman Empire. Treaty of Versailles was the most harsh treaty. The Paris Peace Conference failed to solve postWWI problem.The US president Wilson issued his 14 Points in a
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history. The reasons for War breaking out are complex and not a straightforward affair with many different events factoring in. These events range from the betrayal and humiliation many Germans felt after World War 1‚ and the fact that the treaty of Versailles was itself a failure and stemming from that failure the failure of the League of Nations‚ which had no real power. Or the recent Great Depression pushing countries to the brink‚ or Germany’s goals of a united German empire which were spearheaded
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and failed to enforce treaties‚ and prevent invasions. At the end of the war France designed the Treaty of Versailles to punish Germany‚ and it caused many problems in Germany. The rise of totalitarianism could have been stopped if‚ the Treaty of Versailles was not as severe‚ the League of Nations was more effective‚ and had their not been an economic downfall. The Treaty of Versailles had some harsh regulations. This treaty stated Germany had to pay high reparations‚ take the blame for the war
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appeasement policy was adopted. Such as‚ Britain and France were both suffering from economic depression and thus felt that they could not afford to spend a large expenditure on arms to combat Germany. Besides‚ there was a feeling that the treaty of Versailles was too harsh towards Germany and it was reasonable to reduce the policies. The appeasement policy was based on the idea that what Hitler wanted was reasonable and when his reasonable demands had been satisfied‚ he would stop. However it gave
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to end the war which had left nine million soldiers dead‚ and twenty one million wounded. In addition to this approximately five million civilians had been killed by either disease or starvation. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles occurred on June 28‚ 1919‚ in Versailles‚ France. It consisted of fifteen parts and four hundred and forty four articles outlining the restrictions to be placed upon German‚ and German allies’ liberty. The Treaty affected things such as what reparations Germany was
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on Germany‚ through the peace treaty agreement known as Treaty of Versailles. Instead of accepting their penalty‚ Germany became bitter and the harsh terms of the treaty fuelled the rise of nationalism‚ Economic factors‚ and Appeasement and isolationism. An armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 and ‚ in January 1919; six months of negotiations began on a formal peace treaty‚ leading to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles‚ which aimed to eliminate the threat of German’s naval power and to
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long time. There would be World War II sooner or later because there were many failures in WWI such as‚ Treaty of Versailles‚ the League of Nations‚ and the Munich Agreement. Also‚ Since Adolph Hitler was alive and a leader of Germany‚ so he would start the war anyways. Hitler became the voice of the German people who strongly despised the Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Versailles was peace treaties in the end of World War I that was signed on June 28‚ 1919. Five years after assassination of Franz
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Why Had International Peace Collapsed by 1939? When Hitler came into power in 1933 he had three main aims. His first was to destroy the Treaty of Versailles. He believed that the treaty was unfair and it reminded him of Germanys defeat in World War One. Hitler promised he would abolish the Treaty of Versailles if he came into power. He wanted to expand Germanys territory as much of their land was taken away from them after World War One. Hitler wanted Austria to join Germany and for German minorities
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