Treaty of Waitangi

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…

Spandana Shankara Ms. Murphy APUSH 20 March 2018 United States Foreign Policy Between 1920-1941 June 28, 1919 marked the remarkable end to World War I with the Treaty of Versailles. Germany, deemed responsible for the start of the war that killed millions, was faced with Article 231, also known as the War Guilt Clause. The clause stated that Germany was responsible to pay for the damages caused by the war, leaving their country in an economic disaster. With rising debt, Adolf Hitler gained…

The Treaty of Versailles failed to address the Militarism reason for the war because even though men went into the war with Militarism as their main reason for going to war. They left with the fear of the war and the terrors of the battlefield killed their Military spirit, but by blaming the war on Germany and reducing their army, huge amount of reparation for the war, land in Europe ,and most of it’s colonies. This left Germany weak as a country but not as indulvutions. Which led to the Nazi…

In Bell’s explanation of the events between 1936 and 1939 there were four integral affairs that spoiled the prospects of peace in Europe: namely, the German reoccupation of the Rhineland, the Austrian Anschluss, the Czechoslovakian Crisis, and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. These consecutive events ultimately culminated in the Invasion of Poland on the September 1st 1939, but were foreseen well in advance and were of no surprise to anyone when they transpired. The proliferation, from crisis to…

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…

Mustard Gas, in World War I, was called the King of Battle Gases because it caused more battle causalities, as in injuries that took them out of the war and some deaths, than all of the other chemical agents used in that Great War (Everts, n.d.). This synthetic agent had an innocent beginning but rapidly became something the world rallied around to ban due to its harmful effects. In 1886 Victor Meyer first discovered the harmful effects of (ClCH2CH2)2S or what would later become known as Mustard…

Major Battles 1914, 38 million joined, 17 million killed, 20 million wounded. World War 1 was the beginning of serious conflicts between massive countries. Not only were the country’s involved fighting for their own rights as a whole but most importantly they were fighting for justice against their enemies. Conflict is another word for battles, ¨About two-thirds of military deaths in World War 1 were in battle¨. This war has affected countries in an economic and population aspect and has been…

arrangement) are normally blamed for overlooking the 'lessons of Munich'. It is contended that World War Two emerged mostly in light of the fact that an excessive number of students of history thought Germany was unfairly treated after World War One by the Treaty of…