Treaty of Versailles Essay

defeat during the war, the Treaty of Versailles was created. The Treaty was created by the Allied powers outside Paris, inside the Palace of Versailles on January 1919. This peace conference was dominated by the big four, this included the following countries and their leaders: France, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States. After a prolonged session of meeting after meeting the big four was eventually able to come up with what the final treaty would look like. This treaty had very…

The main cause of World War One is the Treaty of Versailles, this treaty was made by David Lloyd George of Great Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States (also known as the “Big Three”). The three ways that the Treaty of Versailles effected Germany can be put into the social science perspectives which are geographical, political, and economical. This treaty effected Germany geographically by taking lots of land from Germany that made them lose a lot of money…

Famine’ on the Women’s March to Versailles and how it could have led to the fall of the French Monarchy. Abstract The Pact de Famine was a rumour that spread like wildfire among the citizens of the third estate in the 18th century. The rumour stated that the flour that was meant to be distributed in the Parisian markets was being purposely withheld from the peasants by the monarchy to save it for those of the higher classes. The Women’s March on Versailles is one of the earliest and…

The Treaty of Versailles, which established an era of temporary peace in Europe, was the precursor of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis’ rise to power. The treaty, which blamed Germany for the extensive damages of the war, severely weakened Germany. With their economy in shackles and little pride, Germany sought someone who could revive their once glorious nation. The man to answer the call was none other than Adolf Hitler. Hitler, a megalomaniac and later Germany’s savior, restored Germany’s economy,…

state, mainly due to the Treaty of Versailles, which aimed to weaken Germany enough so that another catastrophe, alike war, would not be repeated. The damage done to Germany, as an effect of the Treaty of Versailles, allowed for dictators, namely Adolf Hitler, to rise to power and take over the country. With Hitler in power, he started to make many changes and violations to take down the Treaty of Versailles and build Germany back up. Even with…

War-the Successes of the Congress of Vienna vs the Failures of the Treaty of Versaille The rise of the German nationalism, the birth of the Nazi party and Hitler gaining national support are all effects of the Treaty of Versaille. The failures of that treaty set the scene for many events which escalated in the outbreak of one of the most atrocious wars of all time--World War II. Both the Congress of Vienna and the Treaty of Versaille intended to achieve European stability and long-lasting peace…

ended World War I: The Treaty of Versailles, Wilson’s fourteen points, and the League of Nations. However, these things were ultimately the three causes of World War II, the continuation of World War I. These foolish choices and decisions caused by the Allied Powers helped set the stage for World War II. The Treaty of Versailles helped stage World War II because of the foolish choices and decisions made by the Allied Powers upon forcing Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles. According to…

Powers and imposed a series of harsh treaties upon them, stripped them of substantial amounts of land and requiring significant repatriation payments (Mendum). The many of the Allied nations saw Germany as the chief instigator of the war and wanted to protect Europe from another war with Germany by crushing the country with retribution payments and severe obligations (Baker). Their solution was the Treaty of Versailles, negotiated at the Palace of Versailles during the Paris Peace Conference and…

of the Treaty of Versailles, had a great loss of territory, and went through disarmament. A similar atmosphere existed in Germany after WWII. As a result of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, the nation experienced demilitarization, the economy was struggling due to the widespread industry restrictions, and Germany was split into four. The similarities of these two time periods are obvious when…

Articles 232 and 233 defines the financial cost the the Treaty of Versailles will impose of Germany in order to “repair” the damages caused to France dating back to World War I. Both articles state, “..[Germany] will make compensation for all damage done to civilian populations of the Allied and Associated Powers… within…