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    The Treaty of Versailles was established at the Paris Peace conference with the intent to defer Germany from initiating a second world war. The treaty included a war guilt clause which Germany felt was very harsh. This war guilt contained regulations to keep them weak and ensure they couldn't ignite another war again. This included reparations with an expenditure of 6.6B euros, military limitations where they were restricted to having 100,000 soldiers, 6 battleships and no air force or…

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    FRONT The Treaty of Versailles is a document of peace terms imposed on Germany after World War I by the winning Allies. The treaty is composed of fifteen parts and was created on June 28, 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference with nearly no German participation. Some of the terms included demilitarizing the German army, so that they would be incapable to start another war. It also required them to give up their colonies and pay for the reparation of the damages and losses of the Ally countries.…

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    World War I was a gruesome event in history which saw over eight million soldiers lose their lives whilst defending their nations freedom, until Germany agreed to armistice on the 11th of November 1918. The peace agreement, known as the Treaty of Versailles, was signed on the 28th of June 1919 exactly five years after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, officially ending the conflict between Germany and the Allied Powers. The treaty’s content was predominantly negotiated by the Big…

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    Following World War I, the Treaty of Versailles was published to help settle disputes that followed the war. This treaty was created by the Presidents of The United States, Great Britain, France, and Italy. Although it helped the Allies and settled the things they were mad about it did not help the Central powers. It only got them angrier. Therefore, I think that this treaty was a cause of World War II. In June of 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles was ready, noone was satisfied with it,…

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    To a large extent, the Treaty of Versailles, appeasement and Hitler’s actions caused World War 2. The Treaty of Versailles made the Germans angry because the punishments were so harsh, helping them to unite as a country. Hitler inspired the Germans to start the next war, with the Treaty of Versailles and appeasement only helping Hitler to convince the Germans (Chapman.N, N.D.) Appeasement meant that Hitler could get whatever he desired because the other countries were preoccupied by trying to…

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    On June 28, 1919- The Versailles treaty was signed by the victorious nations that defeated Germany in World War One. The treaty was made to punish Germany and stabilize Europe. The question is how did the Versailles Treaty help cause World War two? Three examples of why the Versailles Treaty caused World War two were, they lost territory, Germany's army became smaller, and Germany needed to pay back for what they did. The Versailles Treaty made Germany lose territory. This was bad because…

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    again to create a treaty that would establish peace among European countries. This agreement is known as the treaty of Versailles. In the document, a league of nations was formed to prevent future wars and a country was found guilty of the war’s outcome. The treaty of Versailles was not efficient because it did not give Germany self-determination, weakened Europe’s economy, and in the end did not do its primary job at maintaining peace. One of the major points in the Treaty of Versailles was…

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    As a result of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, World War II was started and ultimately resulted in the death of fifty million soldiers and civilians. This Treaty of Versailles forced the country of Germany to accept full responsibility for the Great War. Other countries involved in World War I forced them to pay for the restoration of areas within Belgium and France that were destroyed during the fighting. This caused an economic depression to spread throughout the country, and…

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    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…

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    I was proclaimed the “War to End All Wars.” This title was short lived, and within twenty-one years, Europe erupted into another World War. The Treaty of Versailles’s purpose was to carry out revenge rather than peace. This treaty played a significant role post-war discontent in both the Allied and Central Powers. The Articles of the Treaty of Versailles forced all blame on Germany: taking their land, money, and dignity. This dissatisfaction played a key role in later establishing wildly…

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