Why Was The Treaty Of Versailles Important

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

Some of the main ideas in the Treaty of Versailles are that Germany had to take the blame for starting the war. That was a big part because people got justice out of that. Germany also had to pay a lot of money for the damage that were done during the war. Next Germany was not allowed to own submarines or have an Air Force. They were only allowed to have a navy of six battleships, and an Army of just 100,000 men. In addition, Germany was not allowed to place any soldiers next to France. And lastly Germany lost lots of land in Europe, their colonies were given to Britain and France. There are many examples of this treaty still today, in modern times. It had big effects in earlier times as well. But first here are a few examples of how much

World War II was one of the bloodiest wars ever fought. World War II cost over 60 million lives and trillions of dollars. However, the entire war could of been prevented. Many wars in history could have been prevented. Rash decisions ignite wars and change history forever. One example of a rash decision is the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to pay excessive reparations. This was impossible at the time, as the country was just in a long and expensive war. Another irrational decision was the laws of the League of Nations. The League of Nations was a good idea, but it had flaws. Allowing members to leave the League of Nations at anytime without consequences is an example of a flaw. Germany used this to their advantage and left it in 1933. Finally, the leaders of Europe should not have pacified Hitler, like they did in the Munich Conference in 1938. Changes to the Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations, and by not practicing a policy of appeasement against Hitler could have prevented World War II.

As stated in the New York Times, "...Germany today cast off the last shackles fastened upon her by the Treaty of Versailles when Adolf Hitler, as commander-in-chief of the Reich defense forces, sent his new battalions into the Rhineland’s demilitarized zone. . . ." (Document3). Hitler had challenged every condition in the Treaty of Versailles and violated every negotiation made. Territorial aggression and pushed every limit he was given, that disrupted peace. Hitler himself expresses his idea as stated "Oppressed territories are led back to the bosom of a common Reich, not by flaming protests, but by a mighty sword" (Document1). He also, rebuilt the German military and used extreme nationalism to unite Germany. A British historian, A.J.P Taylor expressed, " ...Hitler when he had come to power by constitutional means and was apparently supported by a large majority of the German people?"(Document8). Hitler had gathers supporters through his ideas and his speeches of hope. Hitler's leadership threatened the whole continent of Europe's peace. If his leadership was the ignition to the fire then state or the economy kept the fire running through the

Living space then, was a necessary objective in Hitler 's eyes, but in order to achieve this space he needed to develop Germany 's army first. So he did. Between 1933 and 1939 the Treaty of Versailles was secretly avoided to massively increase the size of the German army, from 100,000 to 300,00017. The Luftwaffe, German air force, also rapidly increased and by 1940 it was the strongest among all the European powers. The German war machine was impressive, in just six years it went from being the weakest army to one of the strongest18. However, this created a vicious circle in terms of foreign policy for Germany: Hitler wanted living space, so he built up the army. However, in order to pay for this rapid rearmament, he had to conquer territories. Thus, Hitler made war profitable and a key part of the foreign policy of Germany19.

The Treaty of Versailles formed after World War I forced Germany to pay great amounts in reparation payments, which was severely damaging to their economy and to their collective national ego. In addition, they were forced to greatly weaken their army by demobilizing, abolishing universal compulsory military service, and by having their army be comprised by no more than seven divisions of infantry and three divisions of cavalry. Furthermore, the country was also forced to return lands which they had viewed as 'Germanic' and had laid claim to, as well as overseas colonies, back to various other countries.

The Treaty of Versailles is a peace treaty that forced Germany to limit his army to 100,000 men. They couldn’t make armoured cars, tanks, airplanes, submarines and poisonous gas. The treaty was also put on other places, but the treaty was hardest on Germany. Hitler wasn’t having it and when he became Chancellor he secretly built up Germany’s army. He then gathered 95 warships, 8,250 airplanes and an army of nearly 1 million men (many more than the 0 planes and 100,000 men stated in the Treaty of

In order to fully understand the role the Treaty of Versailles played in the initial upcoming of Adolf Hitler, we must first delve into the reasoning behind German involvement in World War One. Since the late 1800s, Germany was intent on expanding its borders, by any means necessary. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany, was obsessed with his desire to “create a German Empire out of the group of smaller German states” mainly under Austria-Hungary’s authority (Schmidt, 2006). In order to expel Austria as the primary influence over these smaller German states, war was inevitable. Subsequently following the war, also known as the Seven Weeks War, Bismarck extorted the small German states of “Schleswig, Holstein, Hanover, Hesse, Nassau, and Frankfurt, which created the North German Federation” (Schmidt, 2006). Even more importantly, Austria was successfully displaced as the major influence over those small German states. Bismarck’s next calculated move was to achieve the same unification in the southern parts of Germany.

The Treaty of Versailles placed accountability for World War I on Germany. As a result, Germany was obligated to pay a sizable restitution. The German military was limited to 100,000 men, conscription was prohibited, and armored vehicles were banned. Germany's European possessions and overseas colonies were distributed among the Allied Powers. The German people detested these terms, and the Treaty fueled the sweeping nationalism that propelled the Nazi Party. Although the reductions in Germany's military and land, the Treaty of Versailles left Germany pretty much intact. Germany then experienced considerable economic prosperity. Loans from the United States helped to offset the burden of the reparations. Because the treaty did not break Germany

The Treaty of Versailles was created to bring peace between nations after WWI. This investigation will answer the following question: To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles bring peace? In this investigation, the extent of the Versailles Treaty’s success will be evaluated by examining the period of its development, 1918, to the rise of Hitler, 1933. Several sources were used in this investigation including a number of books that look at the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the reactions those terms triggered. Many sources, both primary and secondary, also examine how those reactions resulted in a failure in the attempt of brining permanent peace.

This limited their army to 100,000 voluntary soldiers and they had to melt down their armaments and where not allowed to have any submarines. This had the effect of making the Germans feel weak and humiliated and thirsty for revenge. This was one of the biggest reasons the Germans were annoyed and angered at the treaty of Versailles. Germany also had to pay 6.6 Billion in reparation to the winning countries; this affected their economy and was more money than the Germans were able to give. This eventually led to hyperinflation, but this is irrelevant to the topic at hand. This could possibly have been the point that angered the Germans the most, it made them pay for the debts of the war even though they did not start it on their own.

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.

The military of the Germans was depleted after the war. The treaty depleted it even more. The Germans also lost a lot of land also because of the treaty. It took away 25,000 Square miles away from Germany and 7 million people lived on that land. They were only allowed to have 100,000 men in the military.

The Treaty of Versailles had terms in which were extremely harsh on the German military. The terms of the Treaty such as the war guilt clause, the reparations and the colonial losses had the largest impacts on Germany, weakening the nation and the confidence of the people. The treaty was devastating for Germany as it had to surrender its biggest glory, being the German Army. The treaty accounted for the reduction of the German army to 100,000 men, all of which had to be volunteers and a navy that could only be comprised of six battle ships. Aircrafts and submarines were banned. These changes significantly minimized German power and made the nation vulnerable on a worldwide scale. These conditions took a large toll on German morale, embarrassing

Some may have attacked the treaty, several politicians and ultimately the U.S. government denied any and all liability in reference to the treaty (pg. 766). The premise was that the treaty was intended to set the stage for the failure of Germany. The reality was there was a huge debt that ultimately brought political, economic, and social issues (pg. 761). Most people did not yet know that the leaders of Europe were, in fact creating a foundation for another World War (pg. 765). The Treaty of Versailles called for coalition of nations to be established in order to avoid another major conflict. It was meant to be a forum in which nations could solve their problems peacefully and without war. Woodrow Wilson, the President of the United States,