Whether the Treaty of Versailles Was Fair

was a slap in the face. Hitler soon became bitter over the treaty and over the loss of German The

This essay analyses the origins of the Second World War by briefly summarizing the events from 1919-1939. However, most emphasis is put on the amount of responsibility the Treaty of Versailles deserves for the outbreak of war. Other than analysing the Treaty of Versailles on its own, it also analyses the effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash on the world, the rise of Fascism and Nazism, as well as the rise of Adolf Hitler, the failure of the League of Nations and the appeasement of the Fascist and Nazi regimes by Britain and France throughout the 1930s. Hence the Treaty of Versailles plays a

“Clemenceau the Vampire’, a cartoon published in the German newspaper, ‘Kladderadatsch’, on July 1919, powerfully depicts the perspective Germany held on the Treaty of Versailles. This particular cartoon was published immediately following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles (the Peace Treaty). The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty, which officially brought the Great War to an end. The Allies, in particular, the ‘Big Three’, Great Britain, America, and France, wrote the treaty, which was negotiated between January and June 1919 in Paris. This Treaty was created in order to punish Germany, and meet the goals of various Allied Powers. The different desires of the “Big Three’ and their opinion of Germany resulted in extreme bitterness in Germany when she was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. Considering the Treaty of Versailles was created primarily with the purpose, of both punishing and weakening Germany, it placed the blame of starting the Great War on Germany. The German cartoonist effectively criticises and demonstrates their hatred for the Peace Treaty, through the use of symbolism. While doing this, the cartoonist positions the audience to perceive their perception of the sorrow that is being brought to Germany.

They had to make a decision quickly or Germany was in trouble and couldn't sort it out themselves so

The Treaty of Versailles was a truly cruel document and expressed a large dislike for Germany. The document had a myriad of demands and if they weren 't met, then extortion was used to achieve goals. The treaty caused many hardships such as limiting the army down to almost nothing, stopped the building of large ships and took away submarines completely. Also, Great Britain and France collected money for all the damage the war had caused. To pay its war debts the country borrowed money from America, but soon after it stopped when the Great Depression began.2 In result, Germany had it 's very depression that was so severe the money ended up having almost little to no worth.

As stated, “Must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers” (Document B). This quote illustrates the amount of power other countries wanted Germany to have, which was not much. When Germany exceeded the boundaries set for them it angered the other countries because they believed that it was unjust. It also proved that Germany was very determined because if they weren't they wouldn't have had the confidence to go up against so many other countries. “Hitler restored a sense of pride, reawakened a sense of self-respect, forcing the world to look at Germany anew” (Document D). This writing proves restoration in confidence and emphasizes rubbing it in other countries faces. Also stated, “No nation can remove this hand from its throat except by the sword” (Document A). Reveals Germany's urge to fight and hints at the fact that there may be a future war. These quotes reveal the events and emotions leading up to World War 2. Overall,the Treaty of Versailles caused a great deal of chaos and was arguably the biggest contributing factor to World War

Everyone wants peace but it is not often that it is accomplished, especially between nations. Even though World War 1 was over, disputes between nations did not come to an end, but continued. The Treaty of Versailles was one of many attempts. It was a document that ended World War 1; however, it solely blamed Germany for the war and forced Germany to pay reparations. Furthermore, the treaty was also unfair because Germany did not even attend the meeting, Germany was blamed and humiliated, and they also had to pay everything.

The Treaty of Versailles & WWII DBQ The Treaty of Versailles had the most direct impact on the general German acceptance of the Nazi Party, which in turn caused World War II to break out. While it was not the sole cause, if such harsh terms had not been imposed upon an already struggling post-war country, a war of the scale that the Second World War was might not have happened at all. David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau both wanted to ensure a strong Germany would never return, and given the great losses from both sides this is understandable, however giving such a nationalistic country with barely a military to protect themselves will only produce one thing: rebellion. While the Treaty of Versailles ended World War One, since it took land, restricted military, needed large reparations, and demanded an admittance of guilt from Germany, it set the stage for a bigger war and was one of the

Document A discusses this by showing a map of what the geography of Germany had been after the Versailles Treaty terms, with Alsace and Lorraine, their main production of coal, now in possession of France. To put it another way, the process of Germany being stripped of some its land through the Versailles Treaty’s terms had provided an opportunity for the Germans to initiate war in order to regain their land and resources back, along with power. However, this is not the only instance of this, another document validates that the Versailles Treaty had helped cause WWII through its unjust terms. That document would be the famous book created by Adolf Hitler himself, “Mein Kampf”. In this segment of the book, it can be paraphrased that Hitler feels Germany is naive for believing that the Versailles Treaty will solve the conflicts between all of Europe, instead he recommends that Germany goes to war in order to destroy the unjust terms that oppress them because the restoration of Germany can only be achieved through blood. In other words, Hitler is saying that Germany needs to fight in order to rid themselves of the restrictions imposed by the Versailles Treaty because any peaceful means are flawed. Consequently, it can be inferred that because of the Versailles Treaty, it allowed Hitler to persuade Germany to fight to made the restrictions of the Versailles Treaty void all the more easy and because of this Germany becomes more of a threat thus making the nations ally and fight creating

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

The Treaty of Versailles was penned during the Paris Peace Conference, mainly to decide upon Germany’s consequences for beginning World War One. When Germany signed the treaty, it lost a tenth of its land to surrounding countries. Not only did they lose part of their country, but they also lost their overseas territories, including Chinese ports, Pacific Islands, and African colonies. One of the actual causes of the war was that Germany wanted ‘a place in the sun’, and requested

invaded, but years of war had taken a toll on Germany and it could not

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

The Treaty of Versailles was a way to bring down Germany, according to France. France would be able to take back its territory due to Wilson’s fourteen points and also copied into document seven. France got back Alsace-Lorraine and was able to work its coal mines. In the aftermath of the war, France

Therefore, the humiliating Treaty came as a rude shock to the German people who, correspondingly, blamed the politicians for betraying the soldiers in signing the armistice and saw them as compounding their treason by accepting the peace settlement. They spoke of the ‘November criminals’ and protested “A nation of seventy million suffers, but does not die.” These factors propagated in the promotion of anti republican feeling, the conclusions of which were clearly reflected in the results of the election of June 1920.