Alsace-Lorraine

Parades go through the streets of France with flowers and memorials. The crowd is silent and weeping for those dead. Shops are closed and houses quiet as the President comes forth to give a long speech for those lost. It’s France’s huge mourning day. Appropriate for the day, to honor those who have died fighting for France, and a great happiness for the end of World War 1. November 11th has always been known as Armistice Day. This holiday, also known as L’Armstice in France, has been honored and

France was a crucial part of World War 1. In 1914, France was an extraordinary force. France was the first European country to move from a feudal state towards a nation state. One of the geographic features of France includes the French Alps; it made it harder for other countries to invade France so, they had to go through Belgium because it was a flat country. France did not benefit from the protection of saltwater frontiers, such as: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and other rivers. France

One of the goals of the Treaty of Versailles was to hand off some of Germany’s territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, and France. France got the biggest chunk out of it. The treaty gave France the Alsace-Lorraine, which was seized by Germany several years before, and Saar Basin, which was very important to Germany’s economy. Belgium received Eupen and Malmedy, and Denmark got Northern Schleswig. In the east, Poland received parts of West Prussia, Upper-Silesia

Many factors in Europe contributed to the start of the war. Later, other reasons forced America to join the war which would leave drastic results. Many things happened in Europe which lead to the outbreak of war. As early as 1872, France lost Alsace and Lorraine on her eastern

None of the European power wanted World War I, but they feared Germany. Germany was newly unified, and was beating the European powers in population and Industry. France wanted to recover the Alsace-Lorraine. Britain was a country used to being on the ocean, so they felt threatened by Germany’s colonial expansion and William II’s insisting on a large navy. Russia and Austria feared pressure on their unstable empires. In 1894, russia made an alliance with France, and Great Britain settled it’s differences

With an ambition to end the war and spread peace, President Woodrow Wilson assembled a group of advisors to devise a plan for lasting peace that would obviate future wars. The group accumulated data and statistics which were unveiled by Wilson in a speech on January 8, 1918, before a joint session of Congress. Woodrow Wilson this unique proposal for settlement of peace is recognized as “Fourteen Points”. President Woodrow Wilson Fourteen Points comprised of: 1. No secret agreements between countries

The Treaty of Versailles The role of a treaty is to serve as the compromise between parties involved in a particular debacle when they must decide on a solution that will ensure that said debacle does not result once more. If the treaty does not fulfill its necessary duties, it is considered ineffective. The Treaty of Versailles, while it was just in holding Germany accountable, was too harsh on the defeated powers and created unnecessary economic turmoil in Germany and most of Europe by imposing

John Maynard Keynes was an economist who served as an economic adviser for the British delegation at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Soon after, Keynes resigned from his position and wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace. A very influential work detailing the major pitfalls of the Treaty of Versailles. Keynes discusses the economic consequences of the Treaty of Versailles on all of Europe. He claims not to question the justifications of the treaty but rather to bring to light how Its

There had never been a war like it. It was meant to be the war to end all wars, but failed to succeed, Consequently causing more problems. The following points were decided and written on the final Treaty of Versailles. Alsace-Lorraine must be returned to France after being stolen in 1871. The French PM, Georges Clemenceau wanted it back. The Rhineland, in between Germany and France will remain part of Germany, but no German military forces are permitted to enter

money from the reparations in the treaty but there was no way for the country to pay the money since they had no flow of money coming into the economy because of the terms of the treaty, making its economy suffer greatly. The territorial loss of Alsace-Lorraine proved to be detrimental to the German economy since 75% of the iron came from the ore-fields in that area. Also, the areas of Saar Basin and Upper Silesia contained a majority of the coal fields (Keynes). The economy and country were dependent