Paris 1919 Six Month That Changed The World Analysis

Margaret MacMillan’s Paris 1919 Six Months That Changed the World is critically acclaimed as one of the most in depth and interesting takes on the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. MacMillan makes the argument that the Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles did not lead to World War II which is not a common belief among many other historians and lay people. Many find it impossible to separate the Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles form the rise of Adolf Hitler and the mobilization of the ideology of ethnic nationalism that came to a head in 1930s Germany. MacMillan makes the arguments that Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and the rest of the participants in the 1919 Paris Peace Conference tried …show more content…
Political leaders must respond to this demand at the same time that they seek to effect peaceful political transition and social reconciliation.” Throughout the article Lu supports MacMillan speaking to the fact that the civilians who lost family members, sometimes lost their houses, were forced to ration and live on very little food could not fathom the possibility that all of that could have been for nothing. That their sacrifice and their family member’s sacrifices meant nothing to the leaders of their countries because of this mobilizing thought within many European countries Wilson, Lloyd George, and Clemenceau had to ensure that they found a way to punish the Germans for all of the loss. While doing that they must also worry about making peace Germany, to ensure that this does not happen again and moreover, they must look to make the world a better place. Create a League of Nations which could be there to help sort out future conflicts. MacMillan believes that the three men tried their absolute best to achieve all of these things and Lu supports MacMillan’s claim which adds weight to her argument as it can be supported by other