Palace of Versailles

of Versailles is a prime example. This treaty put one country responsible for the damages of World War I and causing the war. This countries name was Germany. During the war a president name Woodrow Wilson made a bill named the fourteen points. This bill was supposed to be used for world peace. At this time America was allied with Great Britain and France. They didn’t agree with the bill. He didn’t want to anger his allies so the idea was disbanded but not forgotten. The Treaty of Versailles…

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…

The ending of World War 1 was supposed to be the beginning of peace. The allied forces proved to be victorious over the Central powers. This brought with it the 1919 Paris peace conference that was held in Versailles, France. This was done after the Armistice of November 11, 1918. The peace conference was mostly influenced by the Big Four. The Big Four consisted of three important leaders that were heavily involved in the war. These leaders were American President, Woodrow Wilson, the British…

caused by Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Industrialism, and Alliances that were governing powerful countries across the world. These drove the globe into its first World War and in return led to World War II as well. Secondly, the Treaty of Versailles, as established by the League of Nations, intended to make Germany pay reparations for the war. This did not go as planned, as it led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party. Immediately…

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…

Weimar Republic established in 1919 was a republic government based on a democratic constitution. The Weimar Republic remained unstable and eventually collapsed due to its association with the Treaty of Versailles, its inability to effectively handle the failing economy, and the lack of organization throughout the bureaucracy. Without rigid decision-making and discipline, the government allowed Hitler to rise through the ranks by playing on the public’s nationalism and fear of Communism, thus…

convincing his own country to join or in having the organization have a sufficient amount of power to be considered a strongly influential force internationally. <br> <br>Although Wilson wished to create a mild peace with Germany, the Treaty of Versailles twisted his points into forms of punishment and revenge against Germany. Wilson wished to have all places go through an arms reduction, while the treaty required that only Germany's army was restricted, leaving them with almost no…

The final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo and the collapse of the French Empire left a bittersweet mood in France. Many, tired of the long war and declining morale, welcomed a fresh start. Others, however, missed the sweet taste of empire and detested defeat and the foreign dissection of French territory. In exile, the Bonapartes waited for a chance and a member of the family who could restore honor to their name. Louis Napoleon met the description. Staging multiple failed coups,…

WWI was a huge historical time period for the whole world especially Europe, because it was the first major conflict involving many different countries. It started in 1914 due to many different factors but the most famous one was how the future archduke of Serbia, Franz Ferdinand was shot and killed in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip . WWI was mainly a terrible time period for the world, but it also was a point in history where many new technological advancements took place. These new advancements…

During the beginning of WWI, America chose to stay neutral. America had no motivation to go to war, Europe was far away and most Americans didn’t feel like it was their obligation to needlessly interfere in a foreign war, even though a large portion of the American population was of European heritage. Relating back to George Washington’s farewell address, neutrality is the best policy, this also reflected the views of most citizens and politicians leaving the US neutral until later. Wilson’s…