force the Germany and Austria-Hungary to surrender. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace negotiation agreement between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers that brought World War I to the end‚ it blamed all responsibility of war on Germany‚ as the treaty punished the Germany greatly. The Treaty of Versailles pointed the entire fault of war solely to the
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On the 28th June 1919‚ Germany resentfully 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)
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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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How Was Germany Punished At Versailles?Germany was punished severely by the Treaty of Versailles‚ and in many cases‚ some of the terms seemed greatly unfair towards Germany. The treaty was put together by Woodrow Wilson who wasnt very keen on punishing Germany too harshly‚ as he believed that Germany would be intent on seeking revenge in the future‚ Georges Clemenceau who wanted to punish Germany for Frances losses‚ and David Lloyd George Who himself wanted a fair settlement‚ but also wanted to
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The Treaty of Brest-Livosk cannot measurably be compared to the Treaty of Versailles. It is more akin to the Treaty of Ghent. Remember‚ that as a strategic political move‚ giving up the Baltic countries‚ which were small and geographically closer to Germany than to the Soviet Union‚didn’t appreciably decrease the Russian landscape. In 1939‚ as part of the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact‚ Germany‚ controlled by the Nazis‚ returned the favor and secretly agreed that the Baltic countries would be part
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The Misrepresentation of Africa The 19th century was one of the most important time periods that helped shape the world into what it is today. Western European powers‚ such as Great Britain‚ Germany‚ and France‚ strongly believed in the notion that in order to gain more dominant global power‚ they would have to conquer new lands across the globe and exploit the territories’ resources. Throughout the early and mid 1800s‚ the nations of Western Europe upheld imperialism‚ conquering and exploiting
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To what extent can the treaty of versailles be deemed “harsh and shortsighted” Introduction The treaty of Versailles was constructed by a series of punishments that Germany was required to carry out‚ as a consequence for their input in the war and the destruction they caused on the Allies. Germany was made to accept and declare the fact that she was to blame. This was under the war guilt clause‚ that was used as a justification for the consecutive terms of the treaty that were to be imposed‚
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The first dispute occurred in January 1919. A meeting was held at Versailles in France by the leaders of each country as to decide how to punish the Germans. The leaders who attended the meeting were Lloyd George‚ prime minister of England‚ Georges Clemenceau‚ prime minister of France‚ and Woodrow Wilson‚ president of America. They were also known as "The Big Three" However they disagreed with each other’s ideas. They each wanted something‚ which benefits themselves. Firstly‚ as the French were
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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 interests‚ but pointed all blame to the ‘Triple Alliance‚’ consisting of Germany‚ Austria-Hungary and Italy. The Treaty of Versailles is the peace treaty that directly affects and ended the
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failing to accomplish a goal‚ but the stubbornness of participants is often a leading cause. This can be seen in the Senate’s failure to ratify the Treaty of Versailles in 1919‚ due to the feud between President Woodrow Wilson and the Internationalists‚ and Henry Cabot Lodge and the Reservationists. The Internationalists believed that the Treaty of Versailles‚ specifically Article Ten‚ should be passed the way it was‚ with no changes to the Collective Security Clause‚ whereas the Reservationists believed
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