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    Between the years 1919-1939, the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany in many ways such as economically, politically, loss of German territories, and caused Germany’s armed forces to struggle. The Treaty of Versailles was when Germany and The Allies signed a peace treaty, ending WW1. The treaty stripped Germany 25,000 square miles of land and over 7 million people. The treaty also caused Germany to go into a great depression. Point 1: The Reparational Damage on Germany In 1921, The Big Three came

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    The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919 exactly five years after the assassination of the Duke Franz Ferdinand ,the trigger cause of the war. The Treaty consisted of 440 Articles setting out the terms for Germany's punishment. It was one of the numerous treaties at the end of World War One. The reason of this treaty was to reward the allied powers which fought against Germany or suffered any of Germany's eager to win. Another reason why the treaty was created was to undermine and incapacitate

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    Treaty of Versailles On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian terrorist group. As a result, World War I began and lasted approximately 4 years. This was a war between Germany and the Allied Nations. On June 28, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nations. This treaty was a peace document that would end World War I. Ironically, Treaty of Versailles was the principal cause of World War II. Treaty of Versailles stated that

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    The Treaty of Versailles In January of 1919, Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David LLoyd George Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Orlando of Italy convened in Paris to Create a peace settlement that would put an end to World War I -- a war which devastated numerous countries throughout the world, and one that had threatened the chances of peace ever existing in the future among the nations of Europe. Known as the Treaty of

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    impact of the policies and treaties created by the “Big Four” (Great Britain, Italy, France and The United States) would leave devastating irreversible consequences on the Great War’s losers. The most important treaty that the allies would make would be The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28th, 1919. This treaty would have the most destructive consequences on Germany, whom would become bitter, nationalistic, and isolated from its effects. As Holborn puts it, “the treaty did not solve the problem

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    ended when Germany officially surrendered on November 11, 1918. All nations agreed to stop fighting but the war was not formally over. The peace treaties of 1919-1923 focused mostly on officially ending World War 1. In this essay, we will focus on the treaty of Versailles. The peace treaties of 1919-1923 were unfair, especially the treaty of Versailles. This happened because it angered the Germans. The following reasons why it angered the Germans is that it felt unfair. They hated clause 231, which

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    Who was at the Paris Peace Conference where the Treaty of Versailles was created? Woodrow Wilson and the leaders of Britain, France, and Italy were there, but not Germany. The Treaty laid the ground work for World War two. Germany rebelled against the Treaty and started World War two. There When the Treaty of Versailles was being written Germany was not brought into consideration. The Treaty of Versailles was being written Germany was not brought into consideration. Instead the blame for WW1 was

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    The Fairness of the Treaty of Versailles When assessing the fairness of the Treaty of Versailles it is necessary to consider the impact of the treaty, not only on Germany, but also on all the major powers involved in both the treaty and the First World War. In order to determine the fairness of the treaty it is important to, in Germanys' case especially, consider the Treaty of Versailles in economic, military, territorial and colonial terms. There are also other countries

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    During the peace-making after World War 1 (1914-1918), in the composition of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was targeted and punished with harsh conditions to a great extent. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the many treaties that was constructed after the war and it’s purpose was to end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The brutal terms of the Treaty that were devised to lead to peace, later effected Germany immensely and negatively impacted its society, economy and military

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    The Treaty of Versailles was created with the intent of preventing another war. The Allied powers met at Versailles to discuss the treaty without inviting the Central Powers. Although the opposition forces, both liberal and conservative reduced the possibilities of the treaty being passed, The Treaty of Versailles’ defeat was mainly because of Wilson’s quickly changed opinion on reparations, disapproval of senators, and his intransigence towards the treaty. In the beginning Wilson opposed demanding

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