The nation had control over these territories, resulting in many Germans residing in these areas of land. Having these territories removed from Germany’s control resulted in many germans being forced to oblige with living in these countries which were once their enemies. This caused many German people to be outraged, along with this Germany really wanted their territory giving them more of a reason to invade there european neighbors. This is clear in Document A in Hitler’s book; “...No nation can remove this hand from its throat except by the sword” (Document A). He in suiting that the only way to remove these territories from these country’s control would be to to take them back by
Max Goodman Dr. Hagler B Block 1/26/2023 The Treaty of Versailles was signed between the Allied powers of England, France, and the U.S. and the leading Central power, Germany, in 1919, officially ending World War 1. The Treaty of Versailles guaranteed that there would be a second World War because it placed the blame and cost of WW1 entirely on Germany, forcing them to pay extensive reparations, weaken its army, and give away lots of its territory. This resulted in vast economic destabilization, a weak government, and a weak military, all of which combined with the war guilt clause bred resentment for the allied powers throughout Germany. This caused Germans to become loyal to a nationalist party, led by a charismatic idealist who promised
The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that Great Britain, France, the United States, and Germany signed in hopes to end all war. However, the Treaty of Versailles did the opposite and caused WWII by angering Germany and making them pay war reparations. The treaty angered many germans by depriving them of their land. This is shown in Map of Germany in document A, Germany lost parts of Southern Germany, the Polish Corridor, East Prussia, and Northern parts near Denmark. This act prompted Germany to take their land back in means of war.
On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Powers signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ending one of the bloodiest wars in modern history. World War I caused the deaths of nearly ten million soldiers and up to thirteen million non-combatants. Catastrophic property and industry losses occurred, especially in France, Belgium, Poland, and Serbia.
The Treaty of Versailles: Viewing Germany as the enemy of conflict, European Allied forces decided to bring forth a treaty to the recently defeated Germany of WW1. The Treaty was presented to the German leaders to sign on May 7, 1919 which stated that Germany was to surrender Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland. One of the most embarrassing articles of the treaty was article 231, known as ‘The War Guilt Clause’ which forced Germany to admit full responsibility to the outbreak of WW1. The effect of this article was that Germany was liable for damages to material with Georges Clemenceau insisting on compensation repayments. Clemenceau and the French;
Germany initially wanted to knock France out immediately through the Schlieffen Plan and gain additional colonies, territory, and prestige. With the loss of the war the Germans had to accept the Treaty of Versailles. The Germans hated the treaty because it had a “War Guilt Clause” called article 231. In this article it states, “"The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies. " This clause stated Germany was to be blamed for the war.
After this war ended on November 11, 1918, leaders from the countries made a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles. After this treaty was made, many things happened and the question in many people 's minds was how did this treaty cause WWII? The Treaty of Versailles helped cause WWII by treating Germany harshly in these three ways: Their army was reduced, they lost territory, and the number one reason is all of the blame Germany got. One way that the Treaty of Versailles treated Germany harshly was the way that it reduced their army. After the date of March 31, 1920, Germany wasn’t allowed to have over one hundred thousand soldiers in its army, (Doc B) Germany would more than likely be furious because what if they were attacked?
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI but started WWII. The treaty prohibited Germany from being able to have a full military and to take the guilt for the cause of WWI. Feeling weak, Germany wanted to become powerful again. Germany, being very angry, listened to Adolf Hitler’s speeches to make Germany powerful once again. Although Germany killed many during WWI, they felt like they were treated unfairly.
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that was created after World War 1 that was harsh and not successful. It was created to restore peace and make sure that Germany does not start more wars by making Germany pay reparations for the damages. Germany lost around 13 percent of its territory and its reparation fees were way too high. Eventually, many nations disagreed with the Treaty of Versailles leading to the emergence of nationalist movements The failure of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 lead to the emergence of nationalist movements around the world.
At the end of World War 1, European countries of the Allied forces were attempting to punish Germany incredulously. With their strong determination they succeeded in punishing Germany. The success of this is called the Treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles reduced its army to an extremely low number, it also reduced the size of the German empire, it obligated the empire to pay a large amount of money for reparations of damage done by the war. So in all means, the Treaty of Versailles purpose was to destroy Germany completely
Before the treaty, US president Woodrow Wilson had created the “Fourteen Points”, a list of war objectives that dealt with territorial and political resolutions, and focused on preventing war in the future. However, when Wilson propose the idea to the other nations at the Paris Peace Conference, the other countries in the “Big Four” (Italy, France, and the United Kingdom) rejected the idea. They instead wanted to put more harsh, strident obligations on Germany, because they saw them as the primary cause of World War 1. However the United States were against this view and later on in 1920, didn’t ratify the treaty or join the “League of Nations”. These burdens on Germany would soon be known as the “Treaty of Versailles.”
The physical alterations of German land by the treaty led to the expanding displeasure of the German people. As Macmillan (2001) mentions, many echoed similar opinions; "why should Germany lose 13% of its territory and 10% of its population? " As a result of the treaty, Germany lost its overseas colonies, Alsace-Lorraine, Poland, and more.
For example, it made Germany to hand over 70,000 square kilometers of their lands to the allies. Also Germany had to pay 6,600 million dollars to the Allies. In addition, Germany had to reduce their army, so they couldn’t ready for the next battle. Because of those terms of the Treaty of Versailles Germany hated it a lot.
During the negotiation, some countries like France were pressing for strict terms to restrict the power of Germany. The treaty of Versailles presented that Germany had to concede territories to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. And all German overseas colonies became League of Nation Mandates, and the city of Danzig was not under the control of Germany any more. And some colonies that was grabbed from France as conquest returned back to France. Germany could not maintain any air force.
Introduction World War I came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. The treaty was signed to create lasting peace. The treaty was negotiated between the three allied powers of Britain, France and the United States with no participation from Germany. The treaty 's negotiations revealed a split between the three allied powers with France intending to weaken Germany in such a manner that it would make it impossible for it to renew hostilities. However, Britain and the United States objected to some of the provisions because of the fear that it would be a pretext for another war.
