World War one was brought to its official end with the signing 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
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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 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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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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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) and Orlando (Italy) was on a bigger scale than
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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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World War 2 Treaty of Versailles Final Draft Essay World War Two had many causes that led to it happening‚ but in my opinion pride was one of the main causes of WW2. After World War One the Allies won against the central powers and the Allies established a treaty also known as The Treaty of Versailles on Germany which made Germans have less self-respect towards their country. First‚ one of the causes of The Treaty that made Germans feel resentment towards the Allies is the War Guilt Clause
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The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the causes of World War 2. One condition was the restrictions on Germany’s military. The treaty required Germany to get rid of its air force and most of its army and navy. Also‚ a demilitarized zone was made around Germany where the German military wasn’t allowed to be. A second condition was the war reparations Germany had to pay. The treaty required Germany to pay for all the damage they and their allies caused during the war. These reparations caused great
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