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The Treaty of Versailles is a document of peace terms imposed on Germany after World War I by the winning Allies. The treaty is composed of fifteen parts and was created on June 28, 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference with nearly no German participation. Some of the terms included demilitarizing the German army, so that they would be incapable to start another war. It also required them to give up their colonies and pay for the reparation of the damages and losses of the Ally countries. Germans were forced to sign the treaty otherwise the Allies would start another war on Germany which they were in no condition to fight. The League of Nations was also formed in the Treaty of Versailles by the Allies in order to resolve and prevent any future conflicts or wars.
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The Treaty of Versailles was important to Canada as it contributed to the gradual movement of Canadian’s independence from Great Britain. In the war, Canada had made a major contribution to the Allies victory and, Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden felt that Canada should be recognized as an independent country rather than under the British Empire for their efforts. He led a successful fight for the independent representation at the conference and …show more content…
King was born in 1874 in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario and he was the longest serving prime minister of Canada for a total of twenty-two years. He studied economics and law at several universities and became a lawyer. He was elected into the House of Commons in 1908 and became the leader of the liberal party. King had led Canada through the ‘Roaring Twenties’, half of the Great Depression and World War II. He was a very successful politician and organized the hardest working men in his cabinet to carry out tasks. A proof of his success comes from the fact that his successor, Louis St. Laurent kept the Liberals in power for the next eight years after he had retired. William L. M. King died less than two years after he retired in
The Treaty of Versailles is a document of peace terms imposed on Germany after World War I by the winning Allies. The treaty is composed of fifteen parts and was created on June 28, 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference with nearly no German participation. Some of the terms included demilitarizing the German army, so that they would be incapable to start another war. It also required them to give up their colonies and pay for the reparation of the damages and losses of the Ally countries. Germans were forced to sign the treaty otherwise the Allies would start another war on Germany which they were in no condition to fight. The League of Nations was also formed in the Treaty of Versailles by the Allies in order to resolve and prevent any future conflicts or wars.
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The Treaty of Versailles was important to Canada as it contributed to the gradual movement of Canadian’s independence from Great Britain. In the war, Canada had made a major contribution to the Allies victory and, Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden felt that Canada should be recognized as an independent country rather than under the British Empire for their efforts. He led a successful fight for the independent representation at the conference and …show more content…
King was born in 1874 in Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario and he was the longest serving prime minister of Canada for a total of twenty-two years. He studied economics and law at several universities and became a lawyer. He was elected into the House of Commons in 1908 and became the leader of the liberal party. King had led Canada through the ‘Roaring Twenties’, half of the Great Depression and World War II. He was a very successful politician and organized the hardest working men in his cabinet to carry out tasks. A proof of his success comes from the fact that his successor, Louis St. Laurent kept the Liberals in power for the next eight years after he had retired. William L. M. King died less than two years after he retired in