Treaty Of Versailles Dbq Essay

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Negotiations, if done correctly, create peace among the sides. The Versailles Treaty was a sad excuse for a negotiation which resulted in even more conflict than ever before. Between the years of 1914 and 1918, powers such as Germany and Austria-Hungary engaged in war against France, England, Russia, and the United States (Hook). This resulted in the fatality of 17 million military officials and civilians throughout the warfare (Hook). Once the bloodshed concluded, leaders of the world met and planned to create a treaty to end all wars. Germany was punished harshly, in the Versailles Treaty, over their involvement in the Great War thus provoking anger and humiliation which set the stage for World War II. Disciplines such as significant territorial …show more content…

In the treaty, it it stated that, “...Germany must not exceed one hundred thousand men, including officers…” and it did keep Germany in check buy tensions were high among Germans about this new regulation (Doc B). This number was, “...devoted exclusively to the maintenance of order within the territory…” and basicly the military was turned into a police force that handles outbreaks within Germany (Doc B). If Germany were to ever pick a fight with any other country, they’d easily lose because of their miniature army. This sense of vulnerability made it difficult for the people of Germany to have pride in their …show more content…

The Allied Powers controlled this compensation so much that they could postpone payments at will (Doc C). In 1921, Germany debt began at a total of 132 billion gold marks, $367 billion in US dollars, and eight years later, only around 20 billion gold marks was cleared (Doc C). It took until October 3, 2010 to completely sette their debts after many postponements (CN Doc C). The compensation made in the Versailles Treaty caused Germany to cut back on many things just to pay off their charges and only increased their anger towards those who punish