Treaty Of Versailles Research Paper

When the Treaty of Versailles was fully executed on June 28, 1919, five years to the date of Austria- Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, a collective sigh of relief could be felt by the world’s populace, however, this War to End All Wars, turned out to be anything but. From the very moment the peace talks began, political promises began to fall to the wayside causing tension between countries, some of which still exist today, and former allies began to have discord with one another and show their true intentions when it came time to divvy up their so-called earnings.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s “14 points” was originally agreed upon by Germany which brought on the armistice and eventually led to the peace talks in Versailles. …show more content…
The United Kingdom had made promises to the Jewish community, as well as the Arab community, which remain in unrest to this day, some argue this event being the cause. Their promises of land and untold privileges did not end there; they had made guarantees for land they had yet to occupy, promising lands all over the continent they had no business or control over at that time. When it came time to come to the table to talk of peace, England found themselves in a tough predicament as they now had to decide which vows to what countries they would uphold and which ones they would turn their backs on. Yet another tough obstacle to tackle during this time of peace talks, was the re-drawing of the map of Europe due to a number of downed empires, promised lands, and creation of whole new entities. Austria-Hungary was no longer one and Hungary lost a good portion of their lands and Austria became its own nation. Germany, of course, was to lose a portion of the land, yet some argue they ended up sitting better after the war than they did prior, as their maintained land was no longer bordered by a strong power that could monitor …show more content…
However, there really is no way to predict what may or may not have been if the United States never became involved. This entire war was wrought with nationalism at its very worst, people making shady deals, people taking advantage of one another, being out for number one with no reins to hold anyone back. It was lunacy and once it started, it snowballed into one of the bloodiest battles this earth has had the misfortune to withstand. Instead of looking back on who to blame for what, let us look forward on how to ensure this never happens