Palace of Versailles

In 1604 in London five men planned a plot together to kill King James. This plot is celebrated each year in the United Kingdom with Bon Fire Night, fire works and “Penny for the Guy.” The story begins with the main conspirator Robert Catesby. Catesby brought together 8 men who felt the way way Catesby felt against the Protestant King. One of these men that joined Catesby in his plot was Guy Fawkes also known as Guido Fawkes. Guy Fawkes was born on April 13 1510 in Stonegate, York. After the…

In 1851, England hosted the Great Exhibition to showcase the might and power of the British Empire. It was such a special occasion that the home of the exhibition, the Crystal Palace, was designed specifically for the event (Keach 602). The Great Exhibition considered the first World’s Fair, a large event presented to the public to show items and ideas from all over the globe (“World’s Fair”). Reading about this grand event makes me wonder about the public and how in awe they must have been from…

because of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war went on for 5 more years, until the Treaty of Versailles was created and commanded the armies to seize fire. World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919. This peace treaty kept from any wars starting for less than two decades, then came World War II. The Treaty of Versailles’ name came from where it was signed, the Versailles Palace. The Allies wrote the treaty and in order to have it signed, they need a large enough space to…

To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles reflect the views of the Big Three? The first of the Peace Treaties after World War II took place in the Palace of Versailles, close to Paris, where 32 nations were represented, though none of the defeated countries were invited. Georges Clemenceau was adamant that the Conference was to take place in France, as a symbol of their survival and strength. The reason for the Treaty was to pay the reparations and ensure that Germany would not return to its…

written into a document called the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was written based on 14 points that Woodrow Wilson deemed important to world peace and brought an end to WWI. Attempts at upholding this settlement failed over the span of 1920-1936 when the Great Depression hit and WWII began. Signed on June 28th 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement written and was signed by Germany and the allies in Paris at the Versailles Palace hence the name. Allies were Woodrow Wilson,…

soldiers and civilians dead and 10 million more wounded. After the war there was a meeting held at the Versailles Palace. The purpose was to create a treaty for future peace, but peace did not come. The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II in Many ways. There was much territory loss, military restriction, economic losses and reparation, and much war guilt. To begin, the Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II by much of the territory lost from Germany. Germany was such a…

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 included 440 clauses that hoped…

than with weapons in hand. After victory was achieved, Wilson’s audacious hope of making a peace that would advance democracy and national self-determination blew up in his face when the Senate refused to ratify the treaty he had signed at the Palace of Versailles. But attention should be paid. America’s decision to join the Allies was a turning point in world history. It altered the fortunes of the war and the course of the 20th century — and not necessarily for the better. Its entry most…

deadliest war, began in September 1939. World War II began 20 years after the World War I. The political instability and economic collapse caused by World War I led rise of fascism and Hitler in Europe which led to the Second World War. The Treaty of Versailles was another factor to cause World War II. The peace treaty was made to end World War I was ineffective. The League of Nation helped to cause World War II because it failed to do what it was made for. The Great Depression was also a factor…

day of the eleventh month in 1918. Germany called for an armistice, asking for a temporary cease fire in attempt to negotiate a lasting peace. It was on June 28, 1919 that the war officially ended. This is when the Treaty of Versailles was signed, in the Palace of Versailles in France. The treaty was negotiated among the Allied powers, and lacked German involvement. The treaty consisted of fifteen parts and four hundred and forty articles. Within the treaty it was declared that Germany's…