How Did The Allies Deal With Germany After Ww2

WWI/WWII & Allies Dealing with Germany

During WWI and WWII, the Allies took a stance, led by the United States and Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points, of defending against human sanctity and the right to peace throughout the nations and countries of the world. WWI was marked by restoration of human liberties and rights infringed upon, whilst WWII was rooted around the dismantling of the Nazism regime and influence throughout Europe. Fortunately, WWIII was averted, and has been thus far, based on the Potsdam Conference deliberations. The Allies’ stance in the pursuit of WWI and WWII, and the stance on WWIII remain differed, although share a common set of factors and goals which have ultimately led to the omission of another world war and long-lasting

Due to the inter-involvement of treaties thereof, such factors would further influence the ways in which Allies dealt with Germany after WWI as the inter-involvement of treaties caused a clash between Allied nations. The inter-involvement of such countries was a result of Bismarck’s creation of a unified Germany through collecting smaller German states into a German Empire (Duffy 1). As shown by Duffy, “...the alliance system was as much at fault as anything in bringing about the scale of the conflict” (1). In other words, the treaties bounded within the alliances thereof, caused WWI to stem from, first the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which caused Austria-Hungary to implicate the Serbian government in the plot (Duffy 1). Correspondingly, this led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, because of Serbia’s non-compliancy to Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum, which in turn caused Allies to become involved in WWI, and later, policies of neutrality to become established by the U.S., in the U.S.’ entry into WWI. As Austria-Hungary ventured to war, so too, did Germany, by treaty, and this caused Russia, Serbia, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, and the United States to inevitably become involved through alliances, but also through the corresponding effects of WWI. Some notable effects entail the matter of declaration of war on other countries, but also

Much of the articles within the treaty concern the recognition of independence for the Turkish Empire from Germany, the forbidding of Germany in maintaining or constructing fortifications surrounding the Rhine, the transfer of rights to the Saar Basin mines to France, the renouncing of Germany’s rights and titles to overseas possessions, the demobilization of the German military force, and an affirmation and accepting of the damage done to Allied nations by Germany, as well as compensatory actions for all damages done (Modern History Sourcebook: Treaty Of Versailles 1). It can be observed that with the requests sought in the Treaty of Versailles by the Allies, that WWII would eventually manifest, as the Germans found the demands to be politically unfair. Count Georg von Hertling, while in agreeance with Wilson’s Fourteen Points, found that the reservation of principles sought, must not be sought by the U.S. President solely, but by a League of Nations, encompassing the views of all States and Nations (Duffy 1). The views of Hertling found the Fourteen Points to be unfairly dismantling and applying stipulations on Germany. Continuing forward, into WWII, Hitler and Nazism became a major force, and this caused the Allies to respond through issuance of the The Suggested Post-Surrender