Consequences Of The Treaty Of Versailles

The treaty of the Versailles was an agreement between France, England and the United states. Its intentions were to prevent a second world war however, it was a total fail. An obvious reason for not being effective could be because not everyone was included in the conference such as Russia, and Central Powers. Instead, Prime minister George Clemenceau had thought he would speak for all of europe and wanted to be the strongest of europe. Clemenceau seeked revenge towards Germany, in fact he desired most dismantle the best of Germany 's military and their nationalist pride. As for the United States, Wilson implemented the fourteen points which focused on self determination of people. Only few of his points were included in the treaty but these points had been the reason for conflicts happening in europe. Participation from everyone is important and not allowing everyone 's input could lead to negative outcomes such as, The league of nations which most likely failed because the United States wasn’t allowed to participate.

The Treaty of Versailles was a major event in the 1920’s that was largely responsible for the events to follow, including the rise of Hitler and World War 2. Woodrow Wilson came up with a fourteen point plan of how to end the war with fairness and lasting peace. Germany was willing to accept the consequences because they trusted the treaty would be based off of Wilsons’ plan. Unfortunately for Germany and her allies, there were meetings with the four main allie leaders at Versailles to determine the final terms of the treaty without them. These men were determined to punish Germany, excluding Wilson, and hold them completely responsible for World War One. The consequences for Germany were unreasonable and unfair because Germany was not able

Ninety-eight years ago, after the fighting of World War I subsided, the Treaty of Versailles (“the Treaty”) was signed at the Palace of Versailles in France by the Allied powers and Germany. The compromise of the Treaty is that it ended World War I. The conflict of the Treaty is that it fed the German’s hate for the Allied Powers and, in turn, was the cause of World War II. “In their hearts was a stern resolution that the fiasco of November 11, 1918, would not be repeated for all serious people in America, as in all nations, remembered that much hailed Versailles Treaty was sown the very seeds of World War II” (Library Of Congress. Manzanar free press, November 12, 1942. 1942. Newspaper. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn84025948/1942-11-12/ed-1/. )

The treaty of Versailles helps cause World War II by punishing Germany. Germany felt that they are being treated unfairly. The unfairness of the Treaty of Versailles causes Germany to fight back for they had lost much of their territory, had made their military size decrease, had to pay reparations for their damage, and for it causes the people of Germany Psychological loss of pride and humiliation.

On January 22, 1917, Woodrow Wilson addressed the United States Senate appealing for a settlement of conflict for ‘peace without victors’. Unfortunately the Treaty of Versailles was signed by participating nations and could not end the hostilities that terrorized to destroy European Civilization. The Treaty of Versailles is one of the most important social and physical agreement or disagreements that help shape the European 20th century. The treaty was very important because it violated Wilson’s ideals. The Treaty of Versailles was the official end of the World War I and was ultimately the main reason that led to World War II.

The first World War had devastated the balance of the 20th century with effects still felt today. The war had obliterated once powerful imperial dynasties, birthed new states from the fallen imperial powers, supported the idea of independence in European colonies, and led to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Yet, it brought hope to the newly independent territories and minority groups, while plunging a heavy recession to countries that were once world powers. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers (German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Ottoman Empire, and the Russian Empire) and the signage of the Versailles Treaty. This treaty along with the League of Nations was created to prevent another global crusade from happening again, but failed and led to World War II, which started only twenty years after the Treaty of Versailles was endorsed. And even with end of the Great War, it was evident that the world would never return to how it once was, four years earlier, in 1914. The destructive warfare brought out several unnerving and irreversible social and economic consequences that shook modern society for decades to come.

The Treaty of Versailles was imposed on Germany by the Triple Entente, France, Russia, and Great Britain, at the end of World War 1. France used the treaty to get revenge and security, while Britain wanted imperial gains and Italy and Japan wanted territorial gains. The treaty stated that Germany must: limit its army to 100,000 men, give up its colonial possessions, pay reparations to the winning state, accept full responsibility for the war, and allow the Rhineland to be occupied for 15 years. Germany was also forced to sign the treaty in order to remain a unified country. The United States wanted to gain world peace and continued world trade from the treaty. Due to this, Woodrow Wilson backed out of the treaty and withdrew the United States involvement. Wilson came to Versailles hoping that measures would be taken to restore peace with Europe. However, once he read the treaty he soon learned that the last thing that would be achieved was peace. He was appalled by the enormous weight put on Germany’s shoulders, and even said, “the exactions of this treaty are more than the German people can bear.” Wilson wanted an end to come to all the alliances that had started World War One. He thought the Treaty would achieve this, but in his opinion, it only increased the divide between Germany and other European countries. Wilson even offered a counter proposal stating that Germany offers to proceed with their own disarmament in advance, in order to show that they will help to

In the previous lectures, we discussed the end and the events took place of the World War I. After four long years of blood shedding the war ended on November 11, 1918. I am sure the war might have left its marks in the hearts of the innocent and harmless people of both sides, for several decades. I really liked President Wilson’s concept of peace, the 14 points, and the about the League of Nations. Those seemed more logical and just for both the sides of the War. While, is just not fair. I agree that the Allied Power won the war but blaming everything to Germany and not any other country of Central Power was not an act of injustice. I now believe that the treaty of Versailles was a spark for the huge fire that turned out after few decades,

First off, there were many writers of the treaty at first, and then it went down to ten. From there the most influential goes down to four. But the biggest of them all were the “Big Three”. They were Georges Clemenceau of France, Lloyd George of Britain, and Woodrow Wilson from America. These delegates were very different from each other, especially on the ground of the punishments. Clemenceau, coming from France, was very biased. France had seen the most damage during the war, so of course he wanted to see Germany

The Treaty of Versailles was seen differently in mostly all of the countries. The treaty was one of many peace treaties that ended the war between Germany and the allied powers. Mostly everything on the document was made to cripple Germany for causing the war. It crippled Germany’s economy and the country in general. It also added more boundaries around Europe to fit the people’s needs. (History.com)

The Treaty of Versailles created something that our world hadn’t seen in years, peace. With Germany close to defenseless due to a crippling economy from reparations and loss of territory and armed forces, there wasn’t a chance of them starting a new worldwide conflict. With a shockwave of peace came a whirlwind of energy for the countries that were damaged during the war. People took this time of tranquility to rebuild buildings destroyed and communities obliterated. The treaty was never a permanent solution and the composure between the forces of the world lasted twenty-two years before complications started to arise from the darkness once again.

The Treaty of Versailles was drafted or created by the representatives of Great Britain, Japan, the United States, Italy, and France. The agreement was created without any discussion with the “conquered” powers which included Germany and Russia. Besides the countries that created the document, there was no input in any form from other powers. Due

“The second World War took place not so much because no one had won the war at first, but because the Treaty of Versailles did not acknowledge this truth.”-Paul Johnson. Although the treaty was quite unpleasant; this did not lead to the upcoming World War. The treaty all began on November 11, 1918 with the germans agreeing to an armistice based on Woodrow Wilson’s, “14 points”. We all can agree the treaty caused major chaos on the Allied Powers parts because they couldn’t come to an agreement and unfortunately for Germany would not accept the, “War Guilt Cause.” As you can see the treaty was not an inevitable cause, but the Allied Powers’ failure of enforcing the treaty was.

After WWI ended, a final agreement was issued. The Treaty of Versailles put all the blame onto Germany, which included all the reparation payments, demilitarization, and Germany was forced to give up territory. As an effect, hyperinflation occurred in Germany which left the country vulnerable to Hitler because the people needed someone to save their country and Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf, was very influential and promised good things which eventually led to Hitler’s takeover. The Treaty of Versailles was a major cause of WWII because it weakened Germany and gave Hitler the opportunity to take over. Furthermore, the appeasement policy that Prime Minister Chamberlain had taken on could be a start for WWII as well because they plan to appease Germany

Effects of the Treaty of Versailles A French General and Supreme Leader of the Allied Forces during World War 1, Ferdinand Foch said "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years". The Great War was fought by 32 countries killing over 8 million soldiers. It was started with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the future emperor of Austria-Hungary.