Treaty of Waitangi

the Big three consequently met in Paris in 1919 to draw up a treaty regarding the treatment of Germany. They were ready to punish the defeated nation. In France, millions were dead and even more were injured; the economy had collapsed and civilians were starving to death. In the end, the Paris Peace Conference and other treaties that followed left many doubts and approvals at the same time as to whether they were fair. Some viewed the Treaty of Versailles as too harsh since Germany was already…

WWII The Treaty of Versailles did not promote WWII, but what did was the goals that the German Dictator Hitler had to have German people spread and eventually take over most if not all the world, the failure of peace efforts after WWI happened, and the rise of fascism. Hitler had two main goals and one large goal that he wanted to accomplish. He did not expect to finish and accomplish these goals during the war but had the idea to start them. His larger goal was to make German people such a big…

D. Analysis In 1907, Schlieffen had hoped the left-wing could be used in a counterattack, to bring about a true double envelopment of the French forces. To do this, however, would require pulling divisions from the right-wing to reinforce the weaker left-wing, which would make any sort of envelopment impossible. Therefore, he resisted the urge to change the ratio, and after retirement, Schlieffen reminded his successors to avoid this temptation. However, von Moltke was uncomfortable with the…

Alliances, the Underlying Cause of WWI Millions of combatants and civilians died during the first World War, creating the desolate lost generation. European countries started WWI purely off of alliances, starting with the killing of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. The triple alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy fought against the triple entente. The entente was comprised from the countries of, Russia, Britain, and France. Alliances are a type of formal agreement involved in…

Ferdinand who was the archduke of Austria Hungary. Most of the European nations were Imperialistic nations inflicting political power and influence through their vast military forces. After the Archdukes death many different countries had defensive treaties with each other to prevent a group of nations or one nation from taking over Europe. After the assassin Gavvilo Princip assassinated Ferdinand Austria Hungary's allied nations who had signed defensive…

Can one believe that a treaty ment for peace would be the cause for another war? From August 1914 to November 1918 there was a war between the major powers of Europe. The war left 10 million 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…

Alas, despite the desire for some Europeans to create a United States of Europe, I do not believe this goal is feasible. European countries have unique histories and cultures that stretch back hundreds and even thousands of years. Competing cultures lead to conflict and eventually to war. Wars have occurred throughout European history, but not until the twentieth century did a war have the ability to totally reset the previous norms in Europe. The First World War infamously nicknamed “The War to…

During the Great War, there were various fronts that battles took place, the Western and the Eastern being the main ones. On the Western front one example is the Battle of Somme which took place in France in 1916. The Battle of Somme, fought between the British and the Germans, is one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Great War. The reading we looked over in class called “Voices from the Battle of the Somme,” had original testimonies from young soldiers, or just young civilians…

Personally, I feel that the Treaty of Versailles was the contributing factor that started it all. Germany had been forced to accept all responsibility for the cause of WWI, they lost a great deal of their land and had to pay retributions to France and they were undoubtedly angry over this treaty. I think WWII was inevitable, and even if the United States had been a part of the League of Nations, WWII would not…

The coming of war, declared on 4 August 1914, caught most Australians by surprise even though there had been a climate for war for many years. An expectation had arisen of a clash between Europe’s two major trading nations, Britain and Germany. Australia was in the middle of an election campaign when war came. Both leaders, Joseph Cook, Prime Minister, and Andrew Fisher, leader of the Labor Party, promised Australian support to Britain. Labor won the Federal Election and became an enthusiastic…