Argumentatives Of The Treaty Of Versailles

Versailles Treaty of 1919” (Rossel 9). The rules set up for Germany were unfair because

The Treaty of Versailles was a formal peace treaty between the Word War I Allies and Germany. The leaders of Britain, France, Italy and the United States met in Paris in early 1919 to draft the treaty. President Woodrow Wilson presented his Fourteen Points, a series of measures intended to ensure future peace. The points included the formation of an international organization known as the League of Nation, which was adopted in the treaty. Representatives of each country signed the treaty in June 1919.

The Treaty of Versailles said that the “war [was] imposed upon [the Allies] by the aggression of Germany and her allies,” (Doc D), which left no room for question on who the world blamed for the war. War is a very violent, vicious, maleficent thing, taking the lives of millions of people and injuring millions more; being told that they were in fault of all of this, Germans were not only bitter but they felt humiliated (Doc D). All of this guilt was burdened on the population of Germany, and they were robbed of yet another part of their beings: their sense of worth. Living day to day in a society in which they were drowned by the debt of their country to the countries they had been engaged in war with only reminded them daily of what they were in blame for. The people would undoubtedly hunger for a change, thirst for revenge, and live in the hope that they could be made into the great nation they had once been. Soon, Germany would be overtaken by enthusiastic feelings of a “restored sense of pride” brought by Hitler (Doc D). Under his guiding hands, Germany would be molded out of defeat into a country ravenous in the pursuit of rebuilding themselves into something significant to the

The treaty to end war sows the seeds to the succeeding war. The Treaty of Versailles was a mutual agreement between allied nations. The treaty was signed after World War I and was signed by Britain, France, Italy, Russia, and Germany. The United States wanted the nations of Europe to gain independence from the treaty. Whereas, England and France wanted the Treaty to make Germany to pay in land, gold, reduced military strength and resources.

The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty for the Triple Alliance, which consisted of A-H and Germany. While the Ottomans assisted in the war effort to help the Alliance, and Italy entered the war late with the Entente Cordiale (France, Great Britain and during the early parts of the war Russia), the document was really for Germany. As A-H had had 90% of its forces decimated within the first couple of years the war effort was mainly from Germany. While Germany did not have a chair that would help influence this document, and thus the end of the war, they were largely affected by it. As the Treaty of Versailles would help cause World War II, by not only ruining Germany economically but also leaving her people embarrassed and defeated.

With the Treaty of Versailles Germany owed 367 billion over the next 30 years for damage and civilian population. Germany was humiliated and angry, they paid very little in the 1920’s showing resentment of the payments. In 1933 when Hitler comes to power and stops all reparations (Doc c). Hitlers immediate response is to stop all payments breaking the Treaty of Versailles. His immediate response shows how he resented to payments and the other countries control they have over Germany and the humiliation.

4. Personally I do agree that Germany was being mistreated. In my opinion, they were being unfairly treated because what applied to one nation did not apply to them. They were pretty much treated like they were the sole reason why the war started and they were being punished for the actions and choices of many nations. It was as if in order to live in peace they had to give up the very land and rights everyone was fighting for, especially the basic rights of the nations of self-determination. It is unreasonable and not right to force Germany to give up all power of their land, by having another nation determine everything for them, for Germany to have to rebuild their country and not benefit from it, rather the only benefit to rebuilding would be to other nations. I think defenders of the treaty would respond to Germany’s complaints by

The final product of the Versailles Treaty’s terms was the humiliation of Germany and more importantly, its individuals. Supportingly, Document D reports that, “The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.” (Document D) As the Treaty enforces blame, it singles out Germany. This attempt to prevent war only fueled the fire, creating bitterness that would be a massive contribution to World War II. In agreement, Document D continues the theme, relaying that, “What they knew of the treaty was etched

In December of 1918, The Allies of Europe met in Versailles to Sign possibly one of the most changing documents in history. The document they signed nearly turned Europe upside down, broke down and put up many new social barriers, and definitely made history. The Document that the allied forces all gathered to sign was known as the Treaty of Versailles. Initially, the treaty intended to keep peace between the nations, however, forcing Germany to sign the treaty ended up as one of the worst decisions anybody could have made. The forced signing created tensions between Germany and other countries, let Germany rise back up to Power, Created an optimal situation for Germany to wage war, and ultimately caused World War II, resulting in one of

In Eyewitnesstohistory.com, Signing the Treaty of Versaille the author briefly explains both sides of the story during the Paris Peace Conference from how cruel and unfair it was to the Germans while showcasing the naivety and ignorant belief of the Allied forces as they have complete faith in the true ending of the war. President Woodrow Wilson presented multiple options such as the Fourteen Points and the League of Nations. However, many disagreed with Wilson’s ideals and this and many other disputes led to anger during the creation of the treaty. Despite this, “The Big Four” came up with the German’s punishment which was stripping a large collection of the German army and the pre-war territory while being forced to pay war reparations. In

How fair and just was the Treaty of Versailles for the countries involved? The creation and terms of the treaty were neither fair nor just. Although Germany showed a large amount of aggression and was overly confident during the First World War, the terms in the treaty should have been went over more thoroughly because they unfair, cruel, and caused the empire to become demolished in many ways. The Big Three, aka David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Woodrow Wilson of the United States, and George Clemenceau of France, were in the same boat in the sense of what was wanted of Germany from the treaty. Their opinions were the main terms discussed at the Paris Peace Conference.

The Treaty of Versailles was a way too in favor of the allies. The fact that Germany was only an ally to the country that declared war (Austro-Hungary) and the amount of punishment they received is cruel. This essay talks about how it was mainly a revenge treaty from France, the hate toward Russia after the war, and how the rewards the allies received was very unfair. Germany was extremely far over punished for the war. France was beating far too heavily on Germany because they had assisted their ally Astro-Hungary.

The Fourteen points system was more fair to Germany. The Fourteen point system was rejected by the Allied powers, but it set up parts in the Treaty of Versailles )(The Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Web. 20 Feb. 2016. ) Woodrow Wilson was the part of the big three along with Clemenzo from France David loud Gorge . A main point of the treaty was self determination . The Allies disagreed over the amount. Some wanted Germany to be punished harshly, in order to cripple their ability to fight another war any time soon. Others wanted milder treatment, that would leave the German economy intact as a potential trade partner. France especially wanted Germany to be harshly punished. The United States saw Germany as potential customer. ( The Germans did try to defend themselves . Germany had committed errors, especially in Belgium, but no nation was innocent) Jeff Hay 27. ( The Germans believe felt that they had fought a just and honorable war, which they had not begun, and that the German people should not be made

I don't believe the Treaty of Versailles was unjust by any means. The treaty had many things written in it, like financial penalties, limits on the military, and loss of territory. But none of them were anything new, they had been carried through history. The new Germany rose to a stand to take Alsace and Lorraine from France then when the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 began to subside, they then started imposing very big financial indemnity on the defeated France. Later when Niall Ferguson brought to everyone's attention that the post WW1 Weimar Germany was absolutely able to afford the Reparations repayments, though it was not their intent. If they were to have the slightest of political will to pay what was due on time and in full amounts,

Have you ever heard of a war called World war 2? It was a terrible war. A lot of soldiers and innocent people died then, and many were injured. Thousands were separated from their families and most never saw them again. But why would anyone let that happen? Well, this is what will be figured out today. After World War 1, a treaty was created known as the Versailles Treaty, represented by France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States. This treaty's goal was to maintain peace between nations and never again let Europe fall into chaos. However, this treaty was unfairly accusing Germany for the war and was asking for unimaginable payments and reparations (over 300 million dollars) which caused Germans to be humiliated and angry. From that anger, only one could lead Germans and hand their honor back. And that was Adolf Hitler, who rose from that anger to take revenge and to regain his territory. His goals were to conquer Eastern Europe and Russia for more living space and to regain honor. This was the most feared one from all, brainwashing everyone and lying to get what he wanted. Later on, Hotler was made leader of the Nazi party and soon, Chancellor. As a result of the Versailles