What Is Ww2 A Cultural Event

On June 28th 1919, in the Versailles Palace of France, the treaty of Versailles officially ended World war one. The signers of this treaty implemented certain restrictions on Germany that were to guarantee Germany would never start another world war. This begs the question, “what did the end of one war have to do with the start of World War Two?”. The evidence shows that it was this treaty’s influence on Adolf Hitler that led to the Versailles Treaty’s ultimate failure and provoked the start of the next world war. Because of this treaty Adolf Hitler’s economic plan, proposed while he was seeking political election, was focused on rebuilding and reclaiming Germany. This went hand in hand with the nationalist ideas of the Nazi party.

The Treaty of Versailles was the origin of all the problems that occurred to ignite the WWII. The treaty of Versailles was originally done to spread peace between countries and cool down the aggression that was spreading all over Europe. The treaty was believed to be an

As stated in the New York Times, "...Germany today cast off the last shackles fastened upon her by the Treaty of Versailles when Adolf Hitler, as commander-in-chief of the Reich defense forces, sent his new battalions into the Rhineland’s demilitarized zone. . . ." (Document3). Hitler had challenged every condition in the Treaty of Versailles and violated every negotiation made. Territorial aggression and pushed every limit he was given, that disrupted peace. Hitler himself expresses his idea as stated "Oppressed territories are led back to the bosom of a common Reich, not by flaming protests, but by a mighty sword" (Document1). He also, rebuilt the German military and used extreme nationalism to unite Germany. A British historian, A.J.P Taylor expressed, " ...Hitler when he had come to power by constitutional means and was apparently supported by a large majority of the German people?"(Document8). Hitler had gathers supporters through his ideas and his speeches of hope. Hitler's leadership threatened the whole continent of Europe's peace. If his leadership was the ignition to the fire then state or the economy kept the fire running through the

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I. However, the conditions in the treaty were so harsh on Germany that many believe the Treaty of Versailles was one of the main causes for the eventual rise of Nazis in Germany and the eruption of World War II. Part of the treaty commonly known as the "War Guilt Clause" forced the German nation to accept complete

Treaty of Versailles' Role in Hitler's Rise to Power The Treaty of Versailles was important to Hitler's rise to power because, it was the cause of Germany's downfall. Hitler felt very strongly about the Treaty of Versailles and thought the terms were unfair towards Germany. Many German people also despised the treaty, and wanted something done about it. Hitler was there to turn to. He wanted to abolish the treaty and all of it terms.

"So long as this Treaty stands there can be no resurrection of the German people; no social reform of any kind is possible!".1 The Treaty of Versailles demanded exorbitant repetitions for a war Germany did not start. Adolf Hitler took the opportunity to address issues in his own hands after he left WW1 because the situation in Germany incited immense anger and distress in the people.

The Treaty of Versailles & WWII DBQ The Treaty of Versailles had the most direct impact on the general German acceptance of the Nazi Party, which in turn caused World War II to break out. While it was not the sole cause, if such harsh terms had not been imposed upon an already struggling post-war country, a war of the scale that the Second World War was might not have happened at all. David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau both wanted to ensure a strong Germany would never return, and given the great losses from both sides this is understandable, however giving such a nationalistic country with barely a military to protect themselves will only produce one thing: rebellion. While the Treaty of Versailles ended World War One, since it took land, restricted military, needed large reparations, and demanded an admittance of guilt from Germany, it set the stage for a bigger war and was one of the

The Treaty of Versailles left Germany extremely vulnerable to invasion, making them scared and searching for a leader. Many Germans disagreed with the treaty because it weakened their country. Hitler despised the Treaty of Versailles because he wanted Germany to be in power again. His anger towards the treaty motivated him to strive for power. In order to rise to power, he manipulated people by reminding them of propositions of the treaty that they disagreed with and promising to change

In Document D, the Versailles Treaty concludes that, “Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all of the loss and damage…” This statement emphasizes the fact that the Germans felt guilty and needed a leader that will change the treaty. Therefore, Hitler starts to rise into power to try to stop leading him to create WWII because he had so much control. Even though, the Germans accepted the blame they still had mixed feelings, in which Laurene V. Mayer sums up in Document D, “the [Versailles] Treaty… most Germans saw it as an atrocious injustice, an evil thing which must be destroyed…” This quote implies that Hitler would be using the Germans anger in order to agree with him to go against the treaty and into war.

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

The Treaty of Versailles was penned during the Paris Peace Conference, mainly to decide upon Germany’s consequences for beginning World War One. When Germany signed the treaty, it lost a tenth of its land to surrounding countries. Not only did they lose part of their country, but they also lost their overseas territories, including Chinese ports, Pacific Islands, and African colonies. One of the actual causes of the war was that Germany wanted ‘a place in the sun’, and requested

The two cultures is a time from time of how you can find inner peace. One of the cultures is that during war, there were at least fifteen million american that joined the military. In WW2, they virtually accept that is five feet and weigh than at least 110 pound. So they were desperately need more men. Then the second culture is the German Nazi. They killed a lot a Jews because of the Germany think that the jews are responsible of losing WW1, so Adolf told the other that the Jew has caused some problem,and they bevelied him,so they created the nazi and kill a lot of Jews.

The Treaty stripped Germany of land, demanded payments of reparations, restricted their military and left them utterly humiliated. Many Germans, most notably Hitler believed Germany had not lost WW1 but were in fact betrayed by civilians on the home front. They believed they had been stabbed in the back by the German Government Leaders who signed the Treaty, nicknamed the November Criminals. Hitler used this ‘stab in the back’ myth as fuel for propaganda campaigns against Jews and communists and to convince Germans the Weimar Government was a morass of corruption, degeneracy and national humiliation. Historian K J Mason believes the biggest impact of the Treaty was the long-term legacy of bitterness it brought to Germany, a previously proud nation rather than the immediate economic desperation it brought. The Treaty of Versailles laid a foundation for Hitler to make promises on. His promise to abolish the Treaty and to restore the German society and economy were a bid to gain the trust of the nation. The extremist parties, both communists and the Nazis benefitted immensely from the lack of faith in the Weimar Republic brought about by the signing of the treaty but Hitler had a stronger grip on how to use this to his advantage. Hitler used the memory of the hardships of Hyperinflation and his nationalist ideals to sway voters. The long-term bitterness as a result of the Treaty of Versailles had a major impact on Hitler’s rise to

Like many Germans, Hitler believed that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust. He hated the Treaty and the German politicians were in his view, “November Criminals”. The worst aspect of the Treaty was that it was a reminder to the Germans of their defeat in the First World War and their humiliation by the Allies. His promise to the German people was that if he was the leader of Germany he would reverse this. By the time Hitler came to power, some of these terms had already been changed. The

With factors including the economic crisis to the weaknesses of the Weimar republic, the strengths of the Nazi party allowed it to get into the position of Hitler being made chancellor. Almost all of the reasons for Hitler’s rise to power as a dictator would not have happened if it weren’t for the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was “not a peace. It [was] an armistice for twenty years.” As Marshal Ferdinand Foch stated, it proved to be a gross misjudgment by the Allied Powers at the end of World War I. In fact, almost exactly twenty years had passed from the treaty of Versailles when World War II officially