Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the Impact of the Treaty of VersaillesThe Establishment of a Democratic Government By September 1919‚ the German High Command had realised that the war was lost‚ and established a more democratic government. This was done so that the Allies might be more lenient in forming a peace treaty‚ particularly as democracy was essential under US President Wilson ’s Fourteen Points‚ and the Germans felt that a peace arranged by the US would be better for Germany than
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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 and‚ even
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The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a controversial movement. As described in Hitlers words it is “the great villainy of the century.” (Mein Kampf). In Hitlers eyes the Treaty humiliated and further destroyed the economy in Germany. Germany had to admit complete responsibly for starting the war‚ also known as Clause 231‚ “War Guilt Clause.” He did not believe that Germany was at fault for the war‚ but instead blamed it on other groups such as the Jews and Communists. He wanted to
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Why was the treaty of Versailles so unpopular in Germany? There are several reasons why the treaty of Versailles was so unpopular in Germany. I will be addressing the following; why Hitler called it a dictated peace‚ the reduction of the German army and the effects that the reparations had on the German people. Hitler called the treaty of Versailles ‘The Dictated Peace’ .The dictated peace meant that Germany had a choice to accept the treaty or be invaded. The Germans had to accept the treaty even
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not happen again and so the Treaty of Versailles was created in an attempt to ensure what happened between 1914-1918 would never happen again. Historically there are two main schools of thought surrounding the Treaty of Versailles. The traditionalist school argues that the treaty was too harsh on Germany and that the reparations and territorial changes were unreasonable. However revisionist historians argue that because Germany was the main cause of the war the treaty was actually reasonable. I will
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economically weak so it could never attempt to cause a war again. <br> <br>Even though at the time most non-German historians went along with this‚ while German historians were not happy with this interpretation for obvious reasons‚ after a few years opinion began to move away from only blaming Germany and accepted that other countries should also take part of the blame. However‚ in 1961 a German historian called Fritz Fischer proposed the idea that after all Germany should take most of the responsibility
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position during the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles. Unfortunately‚ by Germany signing the war guilt clause they were accepting the blame‚ which meant that they now had to accept the punishments and the resulting problems without complaint. This treaty then had detrimental effects on Germany’s political‚ economic and social condition‚ effects that led to long lasting upheaval and disorder throughout Germany. Many have gone as far as to say that this treaty was directly responsible for the tumultuous
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determining the terms of the treaty of Versailles? Woodrow Wilson was part of the big 3. The big three was made up of the Wilson (USA)‚ Clemenceau (France)‚ and Lloyd George (Britain¬) and they were who dominated the January 1919 peace conference held in Paris. As Wilson was a very religious man‚ his aim was simply to create peace; he was trying to create a treaty that would be the end of all wars. However he noticed that his allies would have preferred the terms of the treaty if they specifically benefited
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Versailles Peace Conference A lot had happened during World War 1. The event that lit the fuse was the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But what we are going to talk mainly about is the resolution to the war‚ which is the peace conference that took place in Paris‚ France. This is where the Allied leaders and the Central Powers met to consider peace terms between the controversy states. The main question would be as to why did President Wilson have
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with Hitler was the policy of appeasement. Actions were taken that moved Europe toward war. The debate over the causes of World War II provides different perspectives. There were several factors as to why the world was plunged into World War II in 1939. At the end of WWI‚ the Treaty of Versailles
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