Treaty of Versailles

3. The Treaty of Versailles was created in 1919 after World War I. People have varying opinions on the treaty, some say it was too harsh and others say it wasn’t harsh enough. The treaty established a League of Nations and made a big impact on Germany. Germany had to reduce their military; they lost overseas territory and territory to France and Poland. “They decided the Rhineland region along the border between France and Germany would be a “demilitarized” zone for fifteen years.” (1010) In addition

were striving to recover from World War 1 and were in need of a treaty to prevent any future war from occurring. The countries came to an agreement and decided to create the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was made to end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers, but Germany was not allowed to attend the Conference so they had no say in the terms that were discussed. The Allies punished Germany in the Treaty of Versailles because of 1) pressure put on the allied countries by civilians

Treaties are used to establish peace and agreement between different countries, however, in the case of The Treaty of Versailles, it had the opposite effect. It was signed on June 28th, 1919 by Germany and the Allies to put an end to the First World War. At this time it was unknown that it would actually be the factor that contributed to the beginning of the Second World War. The Treaty of Versailles greatly affected Germany’s economy by forcing them to pay reparations for all the damage that had

The Treaty of Versailles There are many things that the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War II. Economic losses, territory loss, overpowered by size, reparation and war guilt were causes that led to World War II. The Treaty of Versailles brought World War I to an end but began World War II. The territories that were lost were Polish Corridor, Lorraine Alsace, land below Denmark and land above East Prussia. The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II because Germany had lost a mass

Europe. A notable document, the Treaty of Versailles stated the post war requirements Germany must fulfil, ultimately ended up as a failure. The treaty fundamentally failed to prevent another “Great War.” The requirements from the Treaty of Versailles, led economical failure and political instability which created the path for Hitler to come into power, a fascist dictator. Therefore, creating the environment possible for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to restore the Saar

As World War 1 raged on, Woodrow Wilson outlined the idealistic future of the world with 14 specific points. However, when the Treaty of Versailles was formed it lacked many of the key points, such as self-determination and the making of impartial decisions within a country, that Wilson tried to push to become a reality, especially in Yugoslavia. The treaty, essentially ending the war, allowed Austria-Hungary to dissolve into Yugoslavia, which ignored many of Wilson’s points. As Yugoslavia began

The Treaty of Versailles resembles more of a forceful ultimatum than a peace treaty between nations. The United States president Woodrow Wilson himself privately admitted that he would have refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles if he were a German (1). Although, the Treaty of Versailles was meant to be the core of the peace settlement after World War I it did very little in serving as a peace treaty. Possibly because the Germans input were not asked for during the negotiations of the Treaty of

establish a peace treaty known as “The Treaty of Versailles”. Although many had high hopes of peace, the Second World War followed soon after. As a result, due to the closeness of the two wars, many are quick to correlate the treaty as a direct cause of the war and attribute it blame. While many are skeptical to assign the treaty any blame in causing the Second World War as it might deter the Nazi’s responsibility in WWII , one cannot deny that the prominent effects of the treaty and how it lead

To avoid another World War people need to learn what caused them. The whole purpose of the Treaty of Versailles was to promote peace and stop the wars, but in the end all it did was create another World War. Many predicted the result of the weak treaty, but people didn’t listen to them. Jan Christian Smuts, a South African statesman, wrote to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George: “This treaty breathes a poisonous spirit of revenge, which may yet scorch the fair face- not of a corner of France

How did the Versailles Treaty help cause WWII? The Versailles Treaty was created in order to prevent any further wars from happening such as the calamity that was WWI, however could it be the very reason the Germans felt they needed to strike back at their enemies and cause an even greater calamity than the first World War known as WWII? After the first world war, the Versailles Treaty was created by the nations that won the first world war. Although it was majorly created by the delegates of the