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    signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. The Treaty of Versailles was negotiated among the Allied powers of Britain, France, and America with little to no participation from Germany. The intent of the treaty was two fold, first to prevent another world war, and second to punish Germany for starting the war to begin with. This vindictive approach would spill over into every part of the treaty and would ultimately lead to its failure. The Treaty of Versailles was unsuccessful,…

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    Treaties are supposed to help make peace not cause wra. On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed and started World War 2. This treaty was supposed to end World War 1 and is blamed for starting World War 2. The Treaty of Versailles contained 15 parts and 440 articles. The treaty greatly weakened Germany by stripping it of many of its powers which angered many Germans. After World War 1 and while the treaty was intact, Hitler rose. Hitler started many national problems. Lastly, many…

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    The Treaty of Versailles Yes, I think that the Treaty of Versailles was very fair to Germany. I think this because Germany deserved something bad in return for even starting the war. It was not fair to Germany how they did not really have a say on what went on in with the Treaty of Versailles. Germany should have known this was going to happen to them. They caused many men to become hurt, and even be killed by their own stupidity. Using the Schliffen Plan might of been good on their part,but in…

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    Assess the significance of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany 191- 1939 The importance of the significance of the Germany History in 1919-1939 can be looked and when you consider the political problems in the short term and the economy and social aspects in the long term. In all, the signing of the Treaty of Versailles was significant to a great extent because it ended the war between all the Allied Powers and all of Germany. It was also significant to a great extent because it helped…

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    The Versailles Treaty and the Rise of Hitler World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. The Treaty of Versailles was imposed on Germany in 1919 by the winning allies, who included Britain and France. The Treaty consisted of five main points. These five main points are what contributed to the rise of Hitler. In my essay I am going to go over each point and the effects it had upon Germany. The first point in the Versailles treaty was stated in…

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    Many people are questioning if the Treaty of Versailles was fair even though it was Great Britain, France, United States, Russia, Italy and Serbia against Austria-Hungary and Germany. I feel like the treaty of Versailles was extremely unfair and biased. The Treaty of Versailles was unfair to Austria-Hungary because they were out-numbered because the allied powers could out vote them in anything they wanted. The reason Austria-Hungary did not have many votes because they were the aggressor and…

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    millions of remaining soldiers; it however, did not truly put an end to the war. It was the Treaty of Versailles, signed a year after the Armistice of 1918, put a true end to the war. A crucial aspect of the Treaty was that it would ensure peaceful existences between countries, and to help Europe recover from the war, and to finally, prevent another war. Ultimately though, the Treaty of Versailles only broadened the amount of tension between both allied and opposing nations. The Treaty itself…

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    The Treaty of Versailles may have been written in an effort to stop World War I and bring peace between the opposing countries, but it 's outcome was much more harmful. Most facts show and support that the Treaty of Versailles failed in many ways, which therefore lead to World War I. Some facts that help me prove my point include, the treaty highly offended Germany causing them to want revenge, the treaty diminished Germany 's economy, and the treaty affected Germany 's military. All of these…

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    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…

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    Considering the differ of viewpoints there are on the Treaty of Versailles, neither yes, it was fair or no, it was not fair would be correct. It is only an opinion; an argumentative opinion. Based on history, you can see how the Treaty of Versailles is "rational". Over the years it has been usual for the victor to impose sanctions on the losers. Have you ever heard of the saying "To the victor go the spoils". The treaty did not erase the German nation as it has been exaggerated to be seen as,…

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