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    How Did the Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War II? The purpose of the Versailles Treaty was to create peace, but instead began the start of World War II. Germany was blamed for World War I and was punished by the treaty for the destruction they caused. Germany had land taken away, military size reduced, and had economic restrictions placed upon them. This treaty took a lot of Germany’s territory; including the Alsace Lorraine, Danzig, Polish Corridor, and parts of Denmark. This punishment…

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    the Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War Ⅱ There is no excuse on how the Treaty of Versailles treated the Germans. No one should ever be treated like how the Germans were treated during the Treaty and the War. Would you like it if you were in the German people shoes? On November 1918 World War Ⅰ ended and seven and a half months , later on June 28,1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed by allied nations such as Great Britain, France, and a defeated Germany. The Treaty…

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    six treaties, Versailles, Saint Germain, Neuilly, Trianon, Sèvres, and Lausanne, but the one that sparked the most debate was the Treaty of Versailles. The other treaties were not as important, but did affect peace in Europe in the years following the First World War. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to take full responsibility for the start of the war and pay for the reparations. Britain, France, and America, often referred to as ‘The Big Three,’ wanted separate things in the Treaty of…

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    caused them. The Great War was inevitable and ended with the Allies winning and them issuing the Treaty of Versailles. Because this treaty caused much discontentment amongst the Germans, many come to the conclusion that the Treaty of Versailles was to blame for the Second World War, however the treaty was only the immediate cause and there are other reasons why war broke out. In the Treaty of Versailles there were four main parts. First was the War Guilt Clause where Germany should take the…

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    Entente allies that acquired the least amount of restrictions in the Treaty Of Versailles. The allies — France, British Empire, United States, Belgium, Italy, Japan — were opposed to the Central powers, and eventually the Central powers surrendered to the Entente. The most significant member of the Central powers was Germany. They became the most restricted country after the Treaty Of Versailles was initiated. The Treaty Of Versailles was meant to prevent the occurrence of future wars, by…

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    a consequence of the reparations Germany was forced to pay through the Treaty of Versailles. When the armistice of November 11th, 1918 was signed, one of the 34 terms held a promise that Germany would pay reparations to the Allies for damages resulting from the war. Six months later the Treaty of Versailles was signed with the reparations outlined but the total amount to be paid by Germany not agreed on/upon. The treaty only said that within two years a group of Allied representatives…

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    To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles reflect the views of the Big Three? The first of the Peace Treaties after World War II took place in the Palace of Versailles, close to Paris, where 32 nations were represented, though none of the defeated countries were invited. Georges Clemenceau was adamant that the Conference was to take place in France, as a symbol of their survival and strength. The reason for the Treaty was to pay the reparations and ensure that Germany would not return to its…

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    The agreement of Versailles was phenomenally striking to Germany since the German economy crackled by the crisis of the Wall Street Crash in the United States. The American economy was doing extremely well which caused more buyers than sellers at the beginning. It was easy to become rich, anyone could buy shares, and have to increase their values because of their success and continue doing so. By 1929 there was twenty million out of the population of one hundred twenty million were shareowners.…

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    At the conclusion of the great war world leaders came together to support the international movement for peace. The peace treaty they created, The Treaty of Versailles, was created to reprimand the nations responsible for the war and to stop any future wars from happening. The Agreements outlined in the Treaty of Versailles at the conclusion of World War One created a brief period of peace, yet it ultimately led to the rise of Fascist leaders such as Adolf Hitler and the beginning of World War…

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    Can one believe that a treaty ment for peace would be the cause for another war? From August 1914 to November 1918 there was a war between the major powers of Europe. The war left 10 million soldiers and civilians dead and 10 million more wounded. After the war there was a meeting held at the Versailles Palace. The purpose was to create a treaty for future peace, but peace did not come. The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II in Many ways. There was much territory loss, military…

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