Treaty of Paris

Hitler, when he came into power, basically spat in the face of the treaty, and changed and violated it in several ways. Firstly, he completely violated the military terms set forth by the treaty. In 1934, shortly after take power, he figuratively demolished the League of Nations Disarmament Conference. He demanded an ‘equality of arms’ with both Britain and France. Clearly, this is not what the treaty intended, that which being a disarmament of Germany. He continued to breakdown the treaty’s…

The Mandates created by the European Powers were, in their own language, made to protect the “peoples’ not yet able to stand by themselves under the strenuous conditions of the modern world.” The purpose was not the installation governing bodies akin to the ones established during the 17th and 18th centuries of European Colonialism, but instead, European nations were intended to look after these countries “well-being and development” in order to create nations capable of one day governing…

amount of public support. Many Americans believed that Wilson’s fourteen points would make World War I the war to end all wars, but as a result was the reason for Germany to enter World War II. Wilson originally wanted all fourteen points apart of the Treaty of Versailles. Wilson initially had the intentions of a new world order, allowing freedom of international waters, freedom of international trade, reduction of firearms, and the end of colonialism. At first the allies rejected Wilson’s…

In November of 1918, World War One finally ended with the signing of an armistice by Germany, Britain, and France. This ended the long and grueling war. The effects of WW1, the armistice, and the following Treaty of Versailles in 1919 were powerful and set the stage for the tumultuous years to come. While there were many lasting and relevant effects of World War One, the Russian Revolution, the idea that Germany was a “losing power”, and the development of new nationalist and racialist groups…

alliances. If one country was attacked, allied countries were bound to defend the countries that were attacked. Once Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, all the other European countries entered the fight because of these existing alliances. The treaties pulled the new countries into battle, prolonging the war. While these are just a few reasons for World War I, all three played a major role. Each had significant influnece on the war’s duration and its high number of…

The Treaty of Versailles was created after World War I. This treaty means that the defeated nations, such as; Germany had to pay a certain amount of money to the Victors. This treaty also stripped the defeated nations in other scenarios as well. Even though, other defeated nations were affected by this treaty, Germany was the main one that was affected and took the toughest impact of all. The reason is because Germany started the war and the Victors felt that Germany should pay the quilt for it…

Intercontinental 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…

Out of all the reasons that led to the abandonment of peace in Europe and convinced countries to war, the most critical factor was militarism. Throughout the 20th century, Europe had mostly been in a state of peace for many years. However, public attitude towards war slowly began to change. From Document C, it is clear to see that countries pursued policies of glorifying war. Document C further described the effect this policy had on people, as shown by General Treitschke’s quote “ War is a…

In March 1935 Germany announced that it would not obey the Treaty of Versailles. The league only issued a mild disapproval. Germany began with rearming and then proceeded to move German troops into a 30 mile wide zone on either side of the Rhine River. The Treaty of Versailles had forbidden this action. The zone on either side of the Rhine River was a buffer between Germany and France. It was also an industrial area. The French and British did not want risk war, so they gave into Germany’s…

What events led to and took place during the Christmas Truce of 1914? VINCIGUERRA, THOMAS. “The Truce of Christmas, 1914.” http://fbckpt.net/clientimages/34133/images/youth/december72014the%20truce%20of%20christmas,%201914%20-%20new%20york%20times.pdf. March 14, 2016. These word for word documentations and journal entries perfectly reflect what the Christmas Truce was about. Two conflicting armies on the battlefront celebrating an international holiday during a difficult time period. Both…