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Alexandra Kollontai's War Guilt Clause (1919)

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Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles put an end to the chaos of WWI. Germany was forced to pay reparations, restrict the size of their army, and take complete responsibility for the war. Detailed in the War Guilt Clause, Germany had to agree that they were the only nation to have caused WWI. This had lasting effects on the Germans, and contributed to the rise of Hitler. The Treaty of Versailles made Germany angry, and look for a scapegoat, often finding that in the Jews.
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Although originating in American, jazz soon spread to Europe. On April 7, 1919, the first jazz concert in Europe was performed in London. Jazz symbolized musical freedom and people were searching for some sort of liberation after the war. People were …show more content…

She blames capitalism for making women dependent on men and says that a capitalistic society leaves children uncared for. According to Kollontai, with a communist government, each member of the family takes care of each other and couples can enjoy equality. She writes of a utopian society, and her views reflect those of radical workers. She searches to stray from traditional female roles and increase the rights for women. Her ideas were not new, but as a government worker she was able to enact change more effectively than ever before. The Soviet Union certainly did not become radical but small changes were made in the right …show more content…

A former journalist, he fought in WWI until injury forced him to leave. Back home, he joined the Italian Fascist Party, and enticed ex soldiers to join alongside him. Many former soldiers felt as if they had not won anything in war, and were willing to use violence to get what they want. Mussolini capitalized on this fact and formed bands of combat called the Blackshirts who did his bidding. In the election of 1921, the Italian Fascist party had gained a considerable amount of seats, but not enough to enact the change they wanted. In an effort to have the coalition government relinquish their power, thousands of Blackshirts entered Rome and demanded the resignation of the current Prime Minister. Surprisingly, without sufficient weapons or numbers, they succeeded and Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy, and 3 years later became dictator. Mussolini would not have rose to power if the Italian people had not been broken from war. Following the Treaty of Versailles, Italy was left with thousands of wounded and missing soldiers, and not many spoils of war. The people were upset with the government and waiting for the change that Mussolini brought.
Oct 1922: the waste land by t s elliot
The poem The Waste Land is seen as the most important poem of the 20th century. Elliot addresses current problems, especially the war. Throughout the poem, there are several illusions to death and the

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The Treaty of Versailles helped to cause WWll because military restrictions made Germans feel weak and isolated. In document B1 it says that Alsace Lorraine and the Polish Corridor took land away from Germany. Therefore most of the land had coal which reduced their coal production by 40%. In document B2 Adolf Hitler claims that he will be able to take back his land by war. It’s going to be difficult for Hitler to take back his land because Alsace Lorraine made it possible to which Germany can’t place troops on the West side of its land.

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World War II The versailles treaty helped cause World War II because Germany lost several territories, their military and army were limited, they also had to pay reparations and they had to admit that they were guilty. World War II began in 1914 due to an assassination in the balkans that helped lead to the actual fighting. Leaders from around the world met at versailles in France to come up with a treaty. Prime Minister David Lloyd George of England, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson President of the United States all played a major part in the versailles treaty.

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His exceptional talents and intense nature as a youth was an advantage for a party that accomplished so little over the past years. When Italy entered the World War I, Mussolini was against it but he changed his attitude with the alleged reason of making Italy a great power and regain Austro-Hungarian territory.

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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.

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Just before the conclusion of the devastating World War I, which had taken more lives than any other war in history, President Woodrow Wilson and the delegates of the Senate in 1919 had conglomerated to come to a decision as to the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, which had primarily been proposed to set forth conditions which would ultimately put an end to the war. Specifically, according to Wilson’s propositions at the Covenant, the Treaty would make peace with the United States’ adversaries by …; however, its major caveat was that it would divert all blame and responsibility for the war to Germany. This clause would cause several disputes between Wilson and his fellow Senators, which had eventually led to the vetoing of the Treaty

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The Treaty of Versailles was the main factor in the start of WW2. War reparations and the blaming and demilitarization of Germany are just a few examples of how the Treaty caused tension in Europe. The war reparations paid by Germany after WW1 crippled the German economy during the great depression, The Treaty of Versailles article 232 states ¨Germany… will make compensation for all damage done to the civilian population of the allied and associated powers.¨ (Document C). Germany was forced to pay reparations for the damage caused to civilian populations by the Allied powers during WWI.

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It’s 1939, Hitler has risen to power wreaking havoc on other countries. This is the start of what is known as WWII. Taking a few steps back is WWI. It all started in 1914 and ended in 1918, this is commonly referred to as the “Great War”. This war dealt with the Triple Alliance, the Triple Entente, the Central Powers, and the Allies.

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