Consequences Of The Treaty Of Versailles

Though the treaty of versailles created peace and harmony in many nations after the first world war it left Germany to be humiliated and dishonored and to be worthless as a result Germany revolted, plunging the world into a second world war.

The treaty of the Versailles was an agreement between France, England and the United states. Its intentions were to prevent a second world war however, it was a total fail. An obvious reason for not being effective could be because not everyone was included in the conference such as Russia, and Central Powers. Instead, Prime minister George Clemenceau had thought he would speak for all of europe and wanted to be the strongest of europe. Clemenceau seeked revenge towards Germany, in fact he desired most dismantle the best of Germany 's military and their nationalist pride. As for the United States, Wilson implemented the fourteen points which focused on self determination of people. Only few of his points were included in the treaty but these points had been the reason for conflicts happening in europe. Participation from everyone is important and not allowing everyone 's input could lead to negative outcomes such as, The league of nations which most likely failed because the United States wasn’t allowed to participate.

The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, and because Germany had lost the war, the treaty was very harsh against Germany. The treaty stated that Germany must accept full responsibility for the previously ended war and pay thirty three billion dollars for the damages that remained from the war. This treaty left Germany and the citizens with a shattered economy and chaos. The Treaty of Versailles left many Germans angry and frustrated due to the long term effects it

The Treaty of Versailles was a major event in the 1920’s that was largely responsible for the events to follow, including the rise of Hitler and World War 2. Woodrow Wilson came up with a fourteen point plan of how to end the war with fairness and lasting peace. Germany was willing to accept the consequences because they trusted the treaty would be based off of Wilsons’ plan. Unfortunately for Germany and her allies, there were meetings with the four main allie leaders at Versailles to determine the final terms of the treaty without them. These men were determined to punish Germany, excluding Wilson, and hold them completely responsible for World War One. The consequences for Germany were unreasonable and unfair because Germany was not able

Various individuals think that the Treaty of Versailles, came to the conclusion of the World War I. However, fully failed to set up the containment and diffusion of animosity amongst the national leaders and its loyal patriots which could have prevented the second war, if done correctly but instead caused the second World War to occur. The

The Treaty of Versailles was imposed on Germany by the Triple Entente, France, Russia, and Great Britain, at the end of World War 1. France used the treaty to get revenge and security, while Britain wanted imperial gains and Italy and Japan wanted territorial gains. The treaty stated that Germany must: limit its army to 100,000 men, give up its colonial possessions, pay reparations to the winning state, accept full responsibility for the war, and allow the Rhineland to be occupied for 15 years. Germany was also forced to sign the treaty in order to remain a unified country. The United States wanted to gain world peace and continued world trade from the treaty. Due to this, Woodrow Wilson backed out of the treaty and withdrew the United States involvement. Wilson came to Versailles hoping that measures would be taken to restore peace with Europe. However, once he read the treaty he soon learned that the last thing that would be achieved was peace. He was appalled by the enormous weight put on Germany’s shoulders, and even said, “the exactions of this treaty are more than the German people can bear.” Wilson wanted an end to come to all the alliances that had started World War One. He thought the Treaty would achieve this, but in his opinion, it only increased the divide between Germany and other European countries. Wilson even offered a counter proposal stating that Germany offers to proceed with their own disarmament in advance, in order to show that they will help to

The Treaty of Versailles was first and foremost the end to World War 1, the Great War. The Great War was a war of slaughter on a new scale as all countries involved had suffered massive loss of life; 1.8 million Germans, 1.7 million Russian, 1.4 million French, 1.3 million Austro-Hungarians and 750 thousand British soldiers. As a result, the victors were bitter and were uninterested in Woodrow Wilson’s promise of a gentle peace agreement. They wanted to receive money and territory as compensation. “Even before the guns fell silent in 1918, the voices – plaintive, demanding, angry, had started. ‘China belongs to the Chinese.’ ‘Kurdistan must be free.’ ‘Poland must live again’... They complained: the Slovaks about the Czechs the Croats about the Serbs; the Arabs about the Jews; and the Chinese about the Japanese.” --- Margaret Macmillan (2001) (Paris 1919: Six Months That Change the World)

The Treaty of Versailles was seen differently in mostly all of the countries. The treaty was one of many peace treaties that ended the war between Germany and the allied powers. Mostly everything on the document was made to cripple Germany for causing the war. It crippled Germany’s economy and the country in general. It also added more boundaries around Europe to fit the people’s needs. (History.com)

The Treaty of Versailles created something that our world hadn’t seen in years, peace. With Germany close to defenseless due to a crippling economy from reparations and loss of territory and armed forces, there wasn’t a chance of them starting a new worldwide conflict. With a shockwave of peace came a whirlwind of energy for the countries that were damaged during the war. People took this time of tranquility to rebuild buildings destroyed and communities obliterated. The treaty was never a permanent solution and the composure between the forces of the world lasted twenty-two years before complications started to arise from the darkness once again.

In 1919, the Allied victors in World War I met at the Paris Peace Conference to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. The Allies created the peace terms in the hope to create and maintain world peace. However, the Allies and Central Powers realized that the peace terms stated in the Treaty of Versailles did not help to maintain world peace. When the Allies created the Treaty they designed it in a bad way. Rather than specific, the Treaty didn’t make much sense because it was wordy. John Maynard Keynes – an English economist - attended the Paris Peace Conference and wrote the book The Economic Consequences of Peace in which he stated his opinion about the Treaty. In Thornstein Veblen’s review of The Economic Consequences of Peace he argues that Keynes withheld information about the consequences that the Treaty would cause. If Keynes would not have withheld any information the economic downfall would not have happened. Keynes failed to include the consequences of the Treaty in his analysis though, and failed to influence the Allies at the Paris Peace Conference.

The opposition of the Treaty of Versailles rose when the European nations contradicted America’s values of isolationism and moral idealism, with various groups in the United States questioning the treaty and its lenience of European imperialism. Beginning

World War I, was a chaotic turn of events in the history of the United States, and it caused melancholy across the globe. As a result, world leaders rallied together to create solutions, stop another war from happening, and eventually find salvation. In analyzing the League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles, one could see the multiple aspects that can be compared and contrasted. The League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles have multiple similarities that compare and differences that can contrast which includes how both have the same countries and their leaders, how both wanted to solve international concerns and complications, and how both affect and relate to our world’s society today.

Versailles failed because it could not decide what it wanted to be. The French wanted to cripple Germany and send it back to the dark ages. To that point huge enmities were assessed. These were not large enough to truly keep them down though. The English wanted Germany to rise as a friendly trading partner. The French kept that from happening. The Americans wanted everyone to get along in the League of Nations. The problem is that the Senate wouldn't let the Americans join. Without binding power or the Americans, the League was toothless in every sense.The Treaty of Versailles was a major reason for the rise to power of the Nazi Party. The Nazis fed off the discontent of the German people over the treaty. Germany was a shell of it's former

This investigation assesses the significance the terms presented on the Treaty of Versailles had on Germany and how it ultimately resulted in the Second World War that began in 1939.

World War I was one of the most destructive wars in modern history. Nearly ten million soldiers died as a result of hostilities. The enormous losses on all sides of the conflict resulted in part from the introduction of new weapons, like the machine gun and gas warfare, as well as the failure of military leaders to adjust their tactics to the increasingly mechanized nature of warfare. A policy of attrition, particularly on the Western Front, cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.