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Treaty Of Versailles

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Treaties are formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries which are solutions to solve bigger problems. Most of them contain promising resolutions, but sometimes they do not succeed in solving the conflict. When a treaty does not encompass the smart solution, the problem can deteriorate. The Treaty of Versailles did not achieve its intended purpose which led to further suffering, conflict, and combat. Beginning in the summer of 1914 and lasting four long years, World War I, was a revolutionary war between the Allies, Central Powers, and Japan. Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism were among the reasons for the world war. There were over seventeen million estimated military deaths, and millions of people were …show more content…

For populations of the defeated powers, the treaties appeared as an unfair punishment which led to riots and protests. As countries were torn apart, it caused governments to destabilize with faltering economies and internal political unrest. The new countries could not stabilize their territory, and war broke out between the new nations. From 1918 to 1920 the Hungarian-Romanian War was fought between the Hungarian Soviet Republic and Kingdom of Romania. The war broke out because the Treaty of Versailles declared that Hungary had to give Transylvania to Romania, resulting in eleven thousand soldiers and civilians killed. To this day, there is still fighting regarding the European boundaries created by the Treaty of Versailles. If only the treaty had not spilt the Austro-Hungarian Empire and created new borders, would this much violence had taken …show more content…

Hitler joined the party the year it was founded and became its leader in 1921. In 1933, he became chancellor of Germany, and his Nazi government soon assumed dictatorial powers. (“Nazi Party- World War II”)
When he assumed dictatorial powers, Hitler undermined the postwar international order and rebuilt the German armed forces beyond what was permitted by the Treaty of Versailles. Fueled by vengeance, he intimidated and eventually invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Six years of Germany aggression and now the invasion of Poland triggered the Allies to declare war on Germany, marking the start of World War

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