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    Treaty of Versailles once referred to as “A Peace Built on Quicksand” due to it’s lacking abilities in keeping peace between nations that have already been through a world war. After WW1, the allied powers came together to create an organization that would create lasting peace between the nations, ironically the League of Nation did the total opposite, it created more chaos and tension between the nations. In 1919 the League of Nations created a treaty known as the Treaty of Versailles. This…

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    The significance of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany from 1919-1939 includes losing land, paying reparations, economy had fallen, and the rise of Hitler. • According to Schoolworkhelper.net and History.com the Treaty of Versailles was the negotiation among the Allied powers with little precipitation by Germany. They blamed Germany for the First World War and after strict enforcement for five years, the French assented to the modification of important provisions. Germany agreed to pay…

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    The Treaty of Versailles was singed in June 1919; it was signed in the hall of mirrors. Germany was forced to pay a lot of money due to all the damage it had done to the allied countries. That is why Germany was the most important treaty. Germany had signed the peace treaty with Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Woodrow Wilson, who was also the U.S. president in the year 1918. The president had submitted “The Fourteen Points”. It was “aimed to secure a peace”; his beliefs for these…

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    The treaty of versailles was a mission to peace with Germany. President Woodrow issued the fourteen points to wage war with the United States and Germany. This treaty harmed the future of Germany forever. The treaty is well known for its organization though the time it was signed on to its maximumvery detail, it was signed on the 11 day of the 11th hour of the 11 month in 1918. This treaty helped blame Germany for starting the war and blames them for everything else. If you were too thoroughly…

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    The Treaty of Versailles was a document that was written in 1919 that ended World War l and was meant to disable Germany, limit their resources and prevent them from having the power to start another war. However, the treaty was very unfair and put Germany in a position where they couldn’t respond to it at all or try to level with the other countries while discussing the terms. This treaty ended up just being a truce for twenty years and then being a leading factor for the start of World War ll…

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    When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family, It's just starting (Karl Marlantes).To this day many people are debating whether the treaty of Versailles cause WWII. During the first world war there was more than 38 million casualties, all starting from the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria which ended up creating a domino effect of many countries fighting for four years.But once the war was over the Allies decided that peace was needed so…

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    Treaty of Versailles The treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that brought an end to world war one. The treaty was made by the allied powers with Germany not even allowed to attend the meetings to discuss peace. “Once finished the victors handed it to the Germans to sign or else” (_). The treaty was “so riddled with injustices that is soon had few defends” (_), the treaty put all the blame for the war on Germany and made Germany pay a large sum of money to the victors which made the…

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    The Versailles Treaty majorly impacted the commencement of World War II. Signed June 28, 1919, the treaty marked the end of World War I; a watershed moment in European history. A total of 21 nations signed the document which was directed towards Germany. The treaty opens with, “from coming into force with the present treaty, the state of war will terminate from that moment, and subject to the provisions of this treaty official relations with Germany and its German states.()” After outlining the…

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    of Versailles is a prime example. This treaty put one country responsible for the damages of World War I and causing the war. This countries name was Germany. During the war a president name Woodrow Wilson made a bill named the fourteen points. This bill was supposed to be used for world peace. At this time America was allied with Great Britain and France. They didn’t agree with the bill. He didn’t want to anger his allies so the idea was disbanded but not forgotten. The Treaty of Versailles…

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    Both the way in which the arrangement was finished and the particular achievements that it contained drove the defeated countries, especially Germany, to feel embarrassed as a persuasively smothered country. 2. Defects of Treaty of Versailles—A Dictated Peace: Apparently it was based upon the vision of US President Wilson 's Fourteen Points, however in all actuality it was intended to handicapped person Germany. The significant terms of the 440 Articles of the Treaty were gone for obliterating…

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