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stating that he was doing what was right for Germany, and that the Weimar were the ones that

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

There was also some bad things. As the 1920s began, the world was uplifted by the end of

Document 2 indirectly supports the idea that pro-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion were also causes that led to World War II by explaining how the League of Nations believed that through appeasement treatment Germany will eventually be satisfied and seize to conquer other lands yet they were wrong therefore once Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party had conquered lands all the way to Poland the allied powers, Great Britain, France, United States, and Russia, declare war on Germany with the hope of stalling Nazi expansion and eluding the possibility to falling into his power. Document 5 is a speech by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain which explains how appeasement was the only way to maintain peace in Europe after World War I and how Britain would only become involved in major conflicts not an invasion of a state. Document 5 is biased since it was written by a prime minister’s point of view that is pro-appeasement and supports the idea that such is the only way that Germany can be stopped without the need of war. Document 5 supports the idea that pro-appeasement ideologies towards German military expansion were also causes that led to World War II by listing textual evidence on how leaders such as Neville Chamberlain allowed Adolf Hitler to spread his Nazi regime through the use pro-appeasement ideals however such

Appeasement was a less effective response to aggression because fewer countries agreed with the Munich Agreement. Some of Adolf Hitler’s ideas were stated in Document 1 such as needing colonies in order to enter colonial politics and that oppressed territories were not demoted to nothing by protests but by countries with stronger military forces. Haile Selassie, the emperor of Ethiopia, asked the League of Nations fro help in stopping the invasion after Italy attacked Ethiopia. When the League of Nations’ response was ineffective, Selassie stated “God and history will remember your judgment. It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.” (Doc.2). This statement is like karma; because the League of Nations didn’t help Ethiopia, it would be attacked and get no help. This statement is in the point of view of Ethiopian people, but also for other European countries because when countries are without help, the country it asks will later be without help also. They will be in the same situation as the country asking for its help; “It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.” Document 5 is in the point of view of the British. Document 5

However, British and French military intervention in the Rhineland incident, 1936 could have been an alternative to appeasement. Their reluctance to take action permitted Germany to increase her power (within 18 months Germany’s rate of rearmament surpassed that of Britain and France), whilst also contributing to the burgeoning belief that the League of Nations was ineffective. Hitler himself stated that "If France had then marched into the Rhineland; we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs." Indeed, many historians concur as invading the

After World War I, defeated Germany, disappointed Italy, and ambitious Japan were anxious to regain or increase their power; all three eventually adopted forms of dictatorship (see National Socialism and fascism) that made the state supreme and called for expansion at the expense of neighboring countries. These three countries also set themselves up as champions against Communism, thus gaining at least partial tolerance of their early actions from the more conservative groups in the Western democracies. Also important was a desire for peace on the part of the democracies, which resulted in their military unpreparedness. Finally, the League of Nations, weakened from the start by the defection of the United States, was unable to promote disarmament (see Disarmament Conference); moreover, the long economic depression sharpened national rivalries, increased fear and distrust, and made the masses susceptible to the promises of demagogues.

There were many problems that arise from the war, these were matters, which the German

In the case of WWII, information asymmetry is caused not by an incentive to misrepresent – although it may have played a part – but largely in a rational miscalculation. France and Britain misunderstood Germany’s resolve to initiate war if not given an adequate bargain. Germany, additionally misunderstood that British and French appeasement – while an attempt to prevent war – would only endure for so long before the Allies would step in to prevent eastern expansion. The more significant misstep however, was on the part of the Allied powers. As outlined in the Hossbach Memorandum of November 5, 1937, “the aim of German policy was to make secure and to preserve the racial community [Volksmasse] and to enlarge it. It was therefore a question of space.” Therefore, part of the issues at hand were German security and territorial expansion. Germany’s resolve to expand was determined as early as 1937 - and the issue of territoriality will be returned to in the discussion of issue indivisibility. The memorandum was written during a private meeting between Reich leadership featuring leaders such as Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goring (leader of the Luftwaffe). The primary actors were high level military leaders. The same document records an intent to achieve expansion by 1943 – showing high levels of resolve. A discussion of rearmament occurs stating that by 1943, special

Hitler violated the Treaty of Versaille. One way that Hitler violated the Treaty of Versaille was in nineteen thirty five, Hitler restarted the conscription process in Germany and built up Germany’s

In Germany after the world war they had a bit of a downfall when it came to the league of nations creating the treaty of versailles, the great depression which hurt germany a lot at that time, and the weimar failures which include responding to the great depression and hyper-inflation. I believe that Germany through a horrible time in which they had no chance to recover from the war and the treaty of versailles made it even more worse than it already had been for the people living Germany and I feel like the treaty of versailles exaggerated a little too much ( in my opinion ) and they if the damage was worth that much then they did not have to throw in many pointless things that made the people of Germany frustrated over such unnecessary things that did not have to be forced to make Germany do them such as taking the blame even they were not guilty for starting world war 1 at least I think so and taking away some of their land was the term that ticked of Germany the most since they already had to pay for reparations. I guess there is a reason for taking the league of nation’s side since Germany did cause many deaths and so much destruction which will cost a lot of $$$ for france to repair and also

At the conference, the United States was under the leadership of President Woodrow Wilson. In his ‘heroic’ discourses, Wilson guaranteed little disciplinary action towards Germany and spoke of their self-preservation, but ultimately, couldn’t come up with the specifics of how it would be fulfilled. France was represented by Georges Clemenceau whose primary aim was to unlock the Rhineland to French occupation; and Great Britain was under the direction of David Lloyd George, as part of his electoral assurances, commanded complete German atonement for the charges committed (Feldman, 1997). Because of the

At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the Allied victors had to decide the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. The questions, which had been challenging the peacemakers, were the position of Germany in the current international system, whether it had to pay both in land and in reparations, and how could security could be provided without hindering the post-war stability. Another question, which soon was arisen, was how the French interests for security and diminishing

I am here today, my fellow citizens, to announce Germany’s declaration of war against our proud nation of France. Germany, in the past, has not been fond of this nation. They have conveyed their dislike of us through many actions, the most devastating and humiliating one being their victory against France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871. The only reply to this sickening act against us is to strike the Germans with a sight that will be unparalleled for year to come. We will seek revenge for the humiliation and devastating loss that Germany has caused us throughout the years.

Countless emotions and opinions stir up and arise when the Treaty of Versailles is brought up. Many state that the ‘Treaty of Versailles’ only created pacts and settlements to benefit certain Countries and not to ensure peace. These certain few Countries were the victorious ‘Big Three’-The United States of America, France, and Britain. The ‘Treaty of Versailles’ was only written to benefit the ‘Big Three’ as France gained control over ‘Alsace-Lorraine’ and demilitarized Rhineland, America established that Germany’s army would be cut by a fourth, and Britain ensured that Germany would pay for all the expenses of the war.