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    Treaty of Versailles The treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that brought an end to world war one. The treaty was made by the allied powers with Germany not even allowed to attend the meetings to discuss peace. “Once finished the victors handed it to the Germans to sign or else” (_). The treaty was “so riddled with injustices that is soon had few defends” (_), the treaty put all the blame for the war on Germany and made Germany pay a large sum of money to the victors which made the…

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    Not Treated Fairly At the conclusion of World War 1, the Treaty of Versailles was created. In a bleak situation, the Germans had little choice but to agree to the treaty. In this treaty, Germany had to shoulder the blame, and the other countries demanded payment for the great war that was finally coming to a close. However, the Germans were treated unfairly in the Treaty of Versailles because their land was taken away and they were asked for more money than they could give. With this in mind,…

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    contained drove the defeated countries, especially Germany, to feel embarrassed as a persuasively smothered country. 2. Defects of Treaty of Versailles—A Dictated Peace: Apparently it was based upon the vision of US President Wilson 's Fourteen Points, however in all actuality it was intended to handicapped person Germany. The significant terms of the 440 Articles of the Treaty were gone for obliterating the force of Germany. Union of Austria and Germany had been illegal. Germany had been made…

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    The Treaty of Versailles was supposed to be a salvation for Europe post- WWI, but it ended up bringing about another war and a depression among the countries. The “victors” seemed to be too focused on getting what they believed they deserved rather than serving what the treaty was supposed to be based on morals. Article 231 goes to prove that Great Britain and France really wanted someone to blame and to pay for the war. Creating a War Guilt Clause and naming Germany the only antagonist to the…

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    The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to take responsibility for World War 1. The Treaty of Versailles had a very harsh impact on Germany. Germany was forced to reduce their military and to give up its land overseas and their small colonies. Germany’s government became incredible week which gave an opening for Hitler to rise for power because the german people needed a figure to look up to. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to reduce their military power. They could no longer have…

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    signed the Treaty of Versailles. After the signing of the treaty, Germany had a major downfall. This treaty affected the economic, social, and political overview of Germany. During this time, Hitler took his chance to come to power. He used his Nazi-propaganda, powerful words, and harmful actions in order to take his beloved country back to the top. Due…

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    Following World War I, the Treaty of Versailles was published to help settle disputes that followed the war. This treaty was created by the Presidents of The United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy. Although it helped the Allies and settled the things they were mad about it did not help the Central powers. It only got them angrier. Therefore, I think that this treaty was a cause of World War II. In June of 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles was ready, noone was satisfied with it,…

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    The Treaty of Versailles was established at the Paris Peace conference with the intent to defer Germany from initiating a second world war. The treaty included a war guilt clause which Germany felt was very harsh. This war guilt contained regulations to keep them weak and ensure they couldn't ignite another war again. This included reparations with an expenditure of 6.6B euros, military limitations where they were restricted to having 100,000 soldiers, 6 battleships and no air force or…

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    FRONT The Treaty of Versailles is a document of peace terms imposed on Germany after World War I by the winning Allies. The treaty is composed of fifteen parts and was created on June 28, 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference with nearly no German participation. Some of the terms included demilitarizing the German army, so that they would be incapable to start another war. It also required them to give up their colonies and pay for the reparation of the damages and losses of the Ally countries.…

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    To a large extent, the Treaty of Versailles, appeasement and Hitler’s actions caused World War 2. The Treaty of Versailles made the Germans angry because the punishments were so harsh, helping them to unite as a country. Hitler inspired the Germans to start the next war, with the Treaty of Versailles and appeasement only helping Hitler to convince the Germans (Chapman.N, N.D.) Appeasement meant that Hitler could get whatever he desired because the other countries were preoccupied by trying to…

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