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What role did Germany play in the writing of the Treaty of Versailles?
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∙ 16y agoGermany was not allowed any part in deciding content of the treaty. They were simply ordered to sign on the dotted line. It is for this that it was called a diktat - a dictated treaty.
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∙ 8y agoThe 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.
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What role did World War 1's Treaty of Versailles play in the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party before World War 2?
The Treaty of Versailles was, viewed from an objective point of view, manifestly unfair on Germany. However it is coloured by the demands in territory & economic demands of Prussia (Germany) following their victory over the French in the 1870-71 war. Versailles made Germany poorer, created resentment and fostered a desire for revenge. The Great Depression added to this and it might be argued affected the poorest most. The breeding ground for Nationalism was established, along with a focus for all the ills of the world, and Hitler was able to find mass support for his rabble rousing invective. The Versailles Treaty with the benefits it may have had to other countries was so disproportioate towards Germany that its effects were so penalising that, for the German population as a whole, a feeling that they had nothing to lose was an appealing option. Hitler appealed greatly to this strand of thought. Although I am not saying that Versailles created the Depression, it didn't, it did not help.
What role did Woodrow Wilson play in rejection of the treaty of versailes?
He rejected the way Germany would be treated, but was outvoted by France and Britain because they wanted to teach Germany a lesson, which lead to the retaliation of WW2.
What was the condition of Germany after World War 1?
A variety of things, including:Borders were redrawn, causing them to lose territory to certain countries (like Alsace-Lorraine to France).The Reich (Empire) was dissolved and the Kaiser was eliminated.In the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was in essence, blamed for the war, and was forced to play reperations to other countries for their expenses.Restrictions on military buildups were made.The new government (the Weimar Republic) was built on a shaky foundation. Following the harsh terms of the treaty, and the general economic impact the war had, inflation was rampant and many people were unemployed.Adolf Hitler and the National Socialists (Nazis) used the poor economy, the treaty, and other nationalistic and Anti-Semitic feelings to take control in the 1930's.AnswerAfter WW1 Germany was in a state of economic depression and the infrustructure was demolished by the outstanding amount of bombs that hit her. She could not afford to pay her allies and so was forced into signing the treaty of Versailles which the public were outraged about. Ten years later Adolf Hitler came along and became a politician.
What is Hitler's rearmament and what was it success?
Hitler's policy of rearmament NOT ONLY increased Germany's armed forces, it:a. made him very popular at homeb. destroyed the Treaty of Versaillesc. undermined the undermined the principle of collective security of the League andd. drove wedges between all his enemies.The AQA syllabus brilliantly analyses - into five parts for you - Hitler's remilitarisation of Germany.1. Withdrawal from the Disarmament Conference 1933Meeting in 1932, the conference was already floundering before Hitler came to power, because Germany demanded gleichberechtigung ("equality of armaments") with other countries - as the Treaty of Versailles had virtually disbanded Germany's armed forces, parity would have meant that where others were reducing their armaments, the Germans would have in fact been increasing theirs. Hitler, however, had no intention of having anything to do with disarmament, and in October 1933 he withdrew from the Conference and the League, blaming the French.The British delegation made number of attempts were made to try to persuade Germany to return to the conference, but these only angered France (who saw them as an attempted 'sell-out'), ending in April 1934 with the so-called 'Barthou note' in which French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou announced that France would no longer play any part in the Conference, but would look after its own security in whatever way was necessary.This was a success for Hitler because:a. it wrecked the conferenceb. it left him free to rearm however he wantedc. it drove a wedge between the French and the Britishd. British politicians, while they were trying to persuade Germany to stay in the Conference, had agreed in principle that the arms clauses of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh.2. Non-aggression Pact with Poland, 1934The Polish chief of state Józef Pilsudski signed a treaty with Germany, not to go to war with each other for the next ten years. This was soon followed by a trade treaty.There is some evidence that in 1933 the Polish embassy in Paris sounded out the French government about the possibility of invading Germany to stop Hitler re-arming. When the French refused, the Poles made the treaty with Hitler. Some historians dispute that this happened - there are no documents to support the theory - and just put it down to Pilsudski's weakness.Hitler liked these 'bi-lateral' treaties between himself and another power; this arrangement:a. left his eastern border safe and gave him time to rearmb. undermined the principle of collective security of the League - after the treaty Poland actively neglected the League.c. divided the countries allied against himd. when he was ready, he simply invaded Poland anyway.3. Conscription and rearmament, 1935-6Conscription was specifically forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. Rearmament had been going on secretly since 1933, but in 1935 Hitler took the chance and held a huge 'Freedom to Rearm' military rally, and in 1936 he reintroduced conscription. 1932-9, the number of soldiers grew tenfold from 100,000 to a million, and the number of airplanes grew 200-fold from 36 to 8250.This was a great success for Hitler:a. he had guessed correctly - no country questioned his breach of the Treaty of Versailles; they backed down and his prestige grew.b. it made him very popular in Germany - it reduced unemployment, it made Germany strong, and he had defied the hated Treaty of Versailles.4. Anglo-German Naval Agreement, 1935After the collapse of the Disarmament Conference in 1934, Hitler continued rearming. This caught the British government in a quandary, because - by the Washington Naval Conference of 1921-22 and the London Naval Conference of 1930 - the Royal Navy was fixed proportionally (10-10-7) to the navies of the USA, France and Japan. So the British could not set about increasing their navy to match the increases in the German navy.There was little point in continuing to support the disarmament clauses of the Treaty of Versailles when Germany was blatantly disregarding them and nobody was prepared to go to war to stop him. In 1934 the British Foreign Office issued a memo stating that: 'Part V of the Treaty of Versailles is, for practical purposes, dead'. Soon after, in January 1935, British Foreign Secretary John Simon wrote that it was wiser to make an agreement which accepted German rearmament but limited it by treaty, than to condemn it and watch while Germany rearmed without any regulation. Thus, the British government had already accepted the principle of a treaty with Germany when Hitler offered them a naval agreement in May 1935.Meanwhile, it was not just the fact of German rearmament that frightened the British, but its nature. The German navy wanted to grow until it was equal to the French navy, with an emphasis on cruisers and submarines; this particularly frightened the British Admiralty, who thought it would be difficult to defend against in the event of a war. The Admiralty favoured a naval agreement with Germany which fixed the German navy to that of Britain's, because it thought a German navy which was like-Britain's-only-smaller would be easier to defeat.Hitler overruled his Admirals and agreed to a percentages agreement. In June 1935, therefore, a Treaty was signed by which the British agreed to allow the Germans to build their tonnage up to 35% of whatever the British tonnage was in the various categories of warship.Hitler called the day of the signing of the treaty 'the happiest day of his life' - it was yet another of those successful bi-lateral agreements:a. it secured and validated his breaking of the Treaty of Versailles.b. it continued the undermining of the principle of collective security of the League.c. Britain signed the treaty without consulting the French, who were furious.d. it gave him power over Britain, because he could threaten to cancel the treaty whenever the British questioned his actions in Europe.e. he hoped that the A.G.N.A marked the beginning of an Anglo-German alliance, but, when it came to it, he was able simply to cancel it in 1939.
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What role did World War 1's Treaty of Versailles play in the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party before World War 2?
The Treaty of Versailles was, viewed from an objective point of view, manifestly unfair on Germany. However it is coloured by the demands in territory & economic demands of Prussia (Germany) following their victory over the French in the 1870-71 war. Versailles made Germany poorer, created resentment and fostered a desire for revenge. The Great Depression added to this and it might be argued affected the poorest most. The breeding ground for Nationalism was established, along with a focus for all the ills of the world, and Hitler was able to find mass support for his rabble rousing invective. The Versailles Treaty with the benefits it may have had to other countries was so disproportioate towards Germany that its effects were so penalising that, for the German population as a whole, a feeling that they had nothing to lose was an appealing option. Hitler appealed greatly to this strand of thought. Although I am not saying that Versailles created the Depression, it didn't, it did not help.
What is the impact of versailies treaty on European politics in 1919-1939?
The Versailles treaty had a major impact on politics in Germany, as Hitler played on it to gain popularity amongst the German people. Thus, it helped to end the Weimar Republic government and brought the Nazis to power. Without it, Hitler would not have been able to play on how 'harsh' Germany was treated after the first world war. By ignoring the treaty, Hitlers actions eventually helped lead to the second world war.
What part did the US play in the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations?
There was a lot of resistance to the formation of and the U.S. involvement in the League of Nations.
Did the treaty of Versailles come before assassination of archduke Ferdinand?
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties to end World War I. It was signed on June 28, 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Of the many provisions in the treaty, one of the most important and controversial required Germany to accept sole responsibility for causing the war and, under the terms of articles 231-248 (later known as the War Guilt clauses), to disarm, make substantial territorial concessions and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. This would play a leading factor in the causes of World War II, since Germany didn't start WWI. They were dragged in by the Austria-Hungarian Empire, who started the war.
What role did Woodrow Wilson play in rejection of the treaty of versailes?
He rejected the way Germany would be treated, but was outvoted by France and Britain because they wanted to teach Germany a lesson, which lead to the retaliation of WW2.
What role would the treaty of waitangi play in the future?
The treaty would play a big role in the future .
What was the condition of Germany after World War 1?
A variety of things, including:Borders were redrawn, causing them to lose territory to certain countries (like Alsace-Lorraine to France).The Reich (Empire) was dissolved and the Kaiser was eliminated.In the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was in essence, blamed for the war, and was forced to play reperations to other countries for their expenses.Restrictions on military buildups were made.The new government (the Weimar Republic) was built on a shaky foundation. Following the harsh terms of the treaty, and the general economic impact the war had, inflation was rampant and many people were unemployed.Adolf Hitler and the National Socialists (Nazis) used the poor economy, the treaty, and other nationalistic and Anti-Semitic feelings to take control in the 1930's.AnswerAfter WW1 Germany was in a state of economic depression and the infrustructure was demolished by the outstanding amount of bombs that hit her. She could not afford to pay her allies and so was forced into signing the treaty of Versailles which the public were outraged about. Ten years later Adolf Hitler came along and became a politician.
Was the Treaty of Versailles successful?
Ferdinand Foch said: "This [the treaty signed at Versailles in 1919] is not a peace treaty, it is an armistice for twenty years," and he was right. The Treaty of Versailles was not successful, because it didn't secure peace in Europe. From 1933 on, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Regime started preparations for the next war.Some aspects of the treaty could be considered a success, however other aspects were failures. One success was the creation of the League of Nations (although Germany couldn't join, Russia did, but eventually was removed and the U.S. never joined at all, so it was merely a League of Allies), which still paved the way for diplomacy over war mongering. In addition, the principle of Self Determination first instigated in Wilson's 14 point plan was present in the treaty of Versailles motivations. This had varying success or failure, as while it gave rise to some new states giving some the national identity they desired, it redrew the borders of Europe ripping out the national identity from others who effectively changed nationality overnight. It was successful to an extent to Britain and France whom were paid reparations. It failed however in many other aspects. Germany's economy crashed and the country fell into hyper inflation, this negatively affected all of Europe as the economies of all countries were linked due to the levels of production and trade that could occur. In addition, evidence for the failure of the Versailles treaty is present due to the existence of later deals that altered the terms of Versailles, rectifying some flaws. The Dawes plan by an American Charles Dawes provided Germany with a loan to ease hyperinflation and pay reparations. The Locarno Pact between Germany Britain and France allowed Germany to join the League of Nations and eased the reparations. Finally the Kellog-Briand treaty was signed by countries in order to prevent the outbreak of another world war (long term this obviously failed).The overall state of success or failure at Versailles is open to interpretation and has many different factors at play, however from an argumentative essay writer's point of view, the idea that it failed is far easier to support, especially as in 1929 the Great Depression occurred (arguably due to post-war economic collapse) and the second world war also occurred after the rise of Hitler.It stopped the war, but it was so onerous on the Germans that they rearmed and went to war again later. So arguably it was not successful. The motto to be learned is don't treat the vanquished too harshly or they will only get up again from under the yoke.A Different TakeThe Treaty of Versailles cemented the inevitability of World War II, or at least something like it. Primarily at the insistence of the French and Belgians -- on whose land much of the first war had been fought, and which nations suffered a disproportionate share of the war's damage -- the treaty attempted to render Austria and Hungary (previously the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and most especially Germany powerless and demanded that Germany pay reparations (money for damage caused by the War) as punishment for instigating the first war. The Treaty allowed Germany only limited troop strengths and NO air force whatsoever. Germany's primary industrial centers were occupied by the Allies and manufactures that could be used to wage war were prohibited. The reparations literally ruined the Germany economy. The French especially made no effort to hide the fact that they intended to so cripple Germany that it would be forever unable to even defend itself, much less wage war. The disintegration of the Weimar Republic and the rise of a strongly nationalistic party such as the Nazis were inevitable results of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Let it be said in the end that zealotry breeds zealotry, so equal to France and Belgium's thirst for retribution was Germany's desire for revenge.The following should also be considered, especially in regard to whether or not WWII was inevitable:A. Up until 1938 or even later than that, England & France had the military power to enforce the "Treaty";B. Instead, England and France allowed Germany to basically void the Treaty at every chance they had;C. Alfred Jodl testified at the Nuremberg trials that Hitler's secret orders to the the Wehrmacht commander on the march to re-militarize the Rhineland, was to retreat upon seeing any armed resistance from France or England;D. German military violations to the Treaty were going on even as much as 2 years before Hitler. The allies could have overwhelmed the 1933 Third Reich on the day of its birth;E. Instead of at least using diplomacy to curb Hitler, the Allies negotiated away territories in Europe at the Munich Conference. The Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia was not even invited to Munich as his country was being carved up; andF. Before Munich there was already a military conspiracy to depose Hitler, which became almost unthinkable after The Munich Conference.
What role did Scotland play in World War 1?
As part of the UK, Scotland entered the war after Germany's invasion of Belgium, as required by treaty. Scots fought along side the French on the Western Front.
What is Hitler's rearmament and what was it success?
Hitler's policy of rearmament NOT ONLY increased Germany's armed forces, it:a. made him very popular at homeb. destroyed the Treaty of Versaillesc. undermined the undermined the principle of collective security of the League andd. drove wedges between all his enemies.The AQA syllabus brilliantly analyses - into five parts for you - Hitler's remilitarisation of Germany.1. Withdrawal from the Disarmament Conference 1933Meeting in 1932, the conference was already floundering before Hitler came to power, because Germany demanded gleichberechtigung ("equality of armaments") with other countries - as the Treaty of Versailles had virtually disbanded Germany's armed forces, parity would have meant that where others were reducing their armaments, the Germans would have in fact been increasing theirs. Hitler, however, had no intention of having anything to do with disarmament, and in October 1933 he withdrew from the Conference and the League, blaming the French.The British delegation made number of attempts were made to try to persuade Germany to return to the conference, but these only angered France (who saw them as an attempted 'sell-out'), ending in April 1934 with the so-called 'Barthou note' in which French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou announced that France would no longer play any part in the Conference, but would look after its own security in whatever way was necessary.This was a success for Hitler because:a. it wrecked the conferenceb. it left him free to rearm however he wantedc. it drove a wedge between the French and the Britishd. British politicians, while they were trying to persuade Germany to stay in the Conference, had agreed in principle that the arms clauses of the Treaty of Versailles were too harsh.2. Non-aggression Pact with Poland, 1934The Polish chief of state Józef Pilsudski signed a treaty with Germany, not to go to war with each other for the next ten years. This was soon followed by a trade treaty.There is some evidence that in 1933 the Polish embassy in Paris sounded out the French government about the possibility of invading Germany to stop Hitler re-arming. When the French refused, the Poles made the treaty with Hitler. Some historians dispute that this happened - there are no documents to support the theory - and just put it down to Pilsudski's weakness.Hitler liked these 'bi-lateral' treaties between himself and another power; this arrangement:a. left his eastern border safe and gave him time to rearmb. undermined the principle of collective security of the League - after the treaty Poland actively neglected the League.c. divided the countries allied against himd. when he was ready, he simply invaded Poland anyway.3. Conscription and rearmament, 1935-6Conscription was specifically forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. Rearmament had been going on secretly since 1933, but in 1935 Hitler took the chance and held a huge 'Freedom to Rearm' military rally, and in 1936 he reintroduced conscription. 1932-9, the number of soldiers grew tenfold from 100,000 to a million, and the number of airplanes grew 200-fold from 36 to 8250.This was a great success for Hitler:a. he had guessed correctly - no country questioned his breach of the Treaty of Versailles; they backed down and his prestige grew.b. it made him very popular in Germany - it reduced unemployment, it made Germany strong, and he had defied the hated Treaty of Versailles.4. Anglo-German Naval Agreement, 1935After the collapse of the Disarmament Conference in 1934, Hitler continued rearming. This caught the British government in a quandary, because - by the Washington Naval Conference of 1921-22 and the London Naval Conference of 1930 - the Royal Navy was fixed proportionally (10-10-7) to the navies of the USA, France and Japan. So the British could not set about increasing their navy to match the increases in the German navy.There was little point in continuing to support the disarmament clauses of the Treaty of Versailles when Germany was blatantly disregarding them and nobody was prepared to go to war to stop him. In 1934 the British Foreign Office issued a memo stating that: 'Part V of the Treaty of Versailles is, for practical purposes, dead'. Soon after, in January 1935, British Foreign Secretary John Simon wrote that it was wiser to make an agreement which accepted German rearmament but limited it by treaty, than to condemn it and watch while Germany rearmed without any regulation. Thus, the British government had already accepted the principle of a treaty with Germany when Hitler offered them a naval agreement in May 1935.Meanwhile, it was not just the fact of German rearmament that frightened the British, but its nature. The German navy wanted to grow until it was equal to the French navy, with an emphasis on cruisers and submarines; this particularly frightened the British Admiralty, who thought it would be difficult to defend against in the event of a war. The Admiralty favoured a naval agreement with Germany which fixed the German navy to that of Britain's, because it thought a German navy which was like-Britain's-only-smaller would be easier to defeat.Hitler overruled his Admirals and agreed to a percentages agreement. In June 1935, therefore, a Treaty was signed by which the British agreed to allow the Germans to build their tonnage up to 35% of whatever the British tonnage was in the various categories of warship.Hitler called the day of the signing of the treaty 'the happiest day of his life' - it was yet another of those successful bi-lateral agreements:a. it secured and validated his breaking of the Treaty of Versailles.b. it continued the undermining of the principle of collective security of the League.c. Britain signed the treaty without consulting the French, who were furious.d. it gave him power over Britain, because he could threaten to cancel the treaty whenever the British questioned his actions in Europe.e. he hoped that the A.G.N.A marked the beginning of an Anglo-German alliance, but, when it came to it, he was able simply to cancel it in 1939.
What role did japan play in ww1?
They had a treaty with great Britain
How many people in Germany play golf?
More than 2,000+ people play golf in Germany.
