After the World War ended, all of the people that were affected by the war wanted Germany to suffer for the damaged they causes. This lead to The Treaty of Versailles to be written, it was a peace treaty that was presented to the leaders of Germany to sign on May 7, 1919. This treaty forced Germany to surrender territories to Belgium, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Germany also returned Lorraine and Alsace, which were annexed in 1971 following the Franco-Prussian War, to France. One of the most important, yet humiliating part of the treaty that Germany has to embark was Article 231, which was known as the “War Guilt Clause.” This clause forced the German nation to completely accept all responsibility for commencing World War I. This also held Germany responsible for all damages, which was around 33 billion dollars in damages. France’s Premier Georges Clemenceau insisted on huge compensation payments, and if Germany fell behind on its payments they would take disciplinary actions to them.
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The Scopes trial was between the days of July tenth and July twenty-first, which even included the selection of the jury. The charges that Scopes faces were that he violated the Tennessee anti-evolution law, because he used a textbook that included materials about human evolution. The case was just a misdemeanor with a fine of about one hundred dollars, which should have been disposed of in a few hours. That was not the case, the ACLU wanted this cases to be the center of attention, and be the centerpiece of their campaign for the freedom of speech. Clarence Darrow, he is one of the most famous trial lawyers in the country. Darrow volunteered his services to the ACLU, without pay. William Jennings Bryan joined the prosecution. Bryan saw the Scopes trial to be a “battle royal” for defense of his faith. Journalists from everywhere came to write about this trial, calling it the “monkey
The Scopes trial was between the days of July tenth and July twenty-first, which even included the selection of the jury. The charges that Scopes faces were that he violated the Tennessee anti-evolution law, because he used a textbook that included materials about human evolution. The case was just a misdemeanor with a fine of about one hundred dollars, which should have been disposed of in a few hours. That was not the case, the ACLU wanted this cases to be the center of attention, and be the centerpiece of their campaign for the freedom of speech. Clarence Darrow, he is one of the most famous trial lawyers in the country. Darrow volunteered his services to the ACLU, without pay. William Jennings Bryan joined the prosecution. Bryan saw the Scopes trial to be a “battle royal” for defense of his faith. Journalists from everywhere came to write about this trial, calling it the “monkey