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How Did The Versailles Treaty Help Cause World War Two?

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People often would assume that a peace treaty would bring peace to those involved and would end all violence. In the case of the Versailles Treaty and after the World War I ended in November 1918, that was not what appeared that happen. After the Versailles Treaty was officially signed on June 28, 1919 by victorious Allied nations and defeated Germany, that was when the beginning, prior to World War II began. Prime Minister George Lloyd Clemenceau of France had a voice in the Versailles Treaty and Germany did not. He specifically wanted Germany to pay France in land, gold, riches in general to pay for their suffering because of Germany’s mistakes during the First World War. English representative John Maynard Keynes argued that in doing this to Germany, it would lead to pure bitterness and potential future conflicts. Eventually, time proved Maynard right. So how did the Versailles Treaty help cause World War II? It all erupted due to unjust, limitations, struggle for economic and political power and pride.
What unjust was decided and done to Germany? France treated Germany as a guilty criminal and used their mistakes against them simply for France’s own gain. “Clemenceau wanted Germany to pay - in gold, in land, in resources, and in reduced military …show more content…

“...Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers…” (Doc B)One of the many restrictions held on Germany that affected their army and power. This made Germany a weaker country compared to the other allied countries and gave them little to no control over their country and they were prone to more attacks. Overall, the Versailles Treaty caused Germany to lose their control, power and defense system which was which was clearly unjust with the additional

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