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Treaty of Versailles
Signed in 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that ended WWI. It was mainly negotiated by Britain, France and the US, forcing Germany to accept the sole responsibility for the war and to pay major reparations.
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How did Italians respond to the Treaty of Versailles?
They were really sad due to less advantage and they were going to go poor and would have to prositiude them self to usa
unconditional adherence of the us to the charter if the league of nations
How did the Treaty of Versailles endanger the US?
The treaty of Versailles put us into world War 2. That is because it caused a big struggle in Germany and they wanted revenge then.
Reparations were compensation required of Germany to pay following their defeat in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. The first plan to be enacted was the 1921 London Schedule of Payments. The second plan was the Dawes Plan of 1924 following the French occupation of the Ruhr. The third plan was the Young Plan of 1928.
What is the term for buying off of an aggressor by territorial concession?
Appeasement. Case in point: the Sudentenland (part of Czech Republic, was annexed by Hitler in the 1930's before the war started)
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Russia regained control of the Ukraine and dominated the Baltic states such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania as well.
Why did republicans in congress reject the treaty of Versailles?
It required Germany to make war reparations - apex
The issue is still debated. The German government relied mainly on borrowing to finance its efforts in World War 1 and avoided large increases in taxation. This was almost certainly an important factor. In mid 1918, before the revolution of November 1918 prices in Germany had on average risen to 3 times their pre-War level. The final stages of the Great Inflation were triggered by French an Belgian occupation of the Ruhr in Janaury 1923.
Why did the Allies make the Treaty of Versailles so harsh?
Britain and France wanted to punish the Central Powers for causing the war.
How did Europe feel about Woodrow Wilson after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I were dealt with in separate treaties. Although the armistice signed on 11 November 1918 ended the actual fighting, it took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treaty.
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. The total cost of these reparations was assessed at 132 billion marks ($33.0 billion, £6.6 billion) in 1921, which inflation adjusted, is roughly equivalent to $400 billion US Dollars as of 2007. This was a sum that many economists deemed to be excessive because it would have taken Germany until 1988 to pay.[1] The Treaty was undermined by subsequent events starting as early as 1932 and was widely flouted by the mid-1930s.
The result of these competing and sometimes conflicting goals among the victors was compromise that left none contented: Germany was not pacified, conciliated nor permanently weakened. This would prove to be a factor leading to later conflicts, notably and directly the Second world war
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The other Central Powers on the German side of World War I were dealt with in separate treaties. Although the armistice signed on 11 November 1918 ended the actual fighting, it took six months of negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference to conclude the peace treaty.
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. The total cost of these reparations was assessed at 132 billion marks ($33.0 billion, £6.6 billion) in 1921, which inflation adjusted, is roughly equivalent to $400 billion US Dollars as of 2007. This was a sum that many economists deemed to be excessive because it would have taken Germany until 1988 to pay.[1] The Treaty was undermined by subsequent events starting as early as 1932 and was widely flouted by the mid-1930s.
The result of these competing and sometimes conflicting goals among the victors was compromise that left none contented: Germany was not pacified, conciliated nor permanently weakened. This would prove to be a factor leading to later conflicts, notably and directly the Second World War.
What did Wilson insist be part of the Treaty of Versailles in order to prevent future wars?
He wanted the League of Nations to be set up to prevent another World War. The League was started, but, even though the USA did not officially get into it, it failed when the Japanese invaded China, and the League of Nations could not do anything about it. Then Italy attacked Ethiopia, and Germany kept making more and more demand upon the other nations until it invaded Poland on September 1 1939 and WWII started. The League of Nations without any power to back it up was just a lot of talk that Japan, Italy, and Germany paid no attention to.
What did Austria hope to gain from the Treaty of Versailles?
The only thing that Austria hoped to gain from the Treaty of Versailles was an end to WW I. They were defeated and wanted to stop fighting, so it was necessary to have a peace treaty.
Did Britain find the treaty of Versailles fair. Why or why not?
The motivation behind the Treaty of Versailles was essentially hammered home by France. The notion was : 1. Germany should never rise again 2. That Germany must accept the responsibility and thus the guilt entailed in starting World War 1 3. Should Germany ever become powerful again, Germany would certainly attack France and recover Alsace Lorraine Therefore France insisted that certain principal measures be in the Treaty. The key ones were: 1. The payment of a Massive Reparations bill, which would a) ensure that Germany's economy was always struggling b) provide a degree of compensation for the loss of life and devastation in France c) humiliate Germany by acknowledging that they were subject to the dictates of France and other foreign powers 2. Demilitarise the Rhineland, thus removing a future threat to France 3. Reduce the size of the German Armed Forces to 100,000 roughly the size of a police force and so no to the new European Masters. 4. Forbidding the use of and building of certain sorts of weapons such as the submarine When the Germans defaulted on the Reparations payment, the French moved in and collected in force items such as Railway Equipment and other things. Now to the question concerning BRITAIN'S VIEW OF THE VERSAILLES TREATY. The British and the Americans were against squeezing Germany to this extent because: 1 . Bolshevism had taken over in Russia and there was a distinct fear that it might be EXPORTED to Germany. Thus the Capitalist nations would sooner or later have to engage in a further struggle 2. The British and Americans were aware that once social conditions hit such a low then powerful demagogues would arise and TARGET the Versailles Treaty and those who foisted it on the impoverished German People. In point 2 they were proved to be correct. The demagogue was Hitler. The target was the Treaty of Versailles principally. The result was: a) a large number (not all) of the German people and the military got behind Hitler's attempts to abrogate the Treaty - which he did. b) World War 2 with France as a prime target. Thus the British and American intuitions and fears were correct.
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Why were the people in Africa and Asia upset about the treaty of Versailles.?
The treaty did not make them inependent
How did the treaty of Versailles contribute to the start of World War 1?
It didn't. It helped start World War 2.
How did national boundaries in Europe change due to the Treaty of Versailles?
Answer this question…Smaller nations formed along ethnic and cultural lines.
Versailles who would not accept the treaty of Versailles?
The German people would not accept the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as they said that it was a 'Diktat' which means 'Dictatorship' they said this as they were not allowed to have any say in the terms of the treaty. Another reason why the Germans did not accept the treaty was because they did'NT accept the terms of it ie, the military restrictions, the territory loses and the war guilt clause.
How did the treaty of Versailles saw the seeds of instability in Europe?
The treaty had a weakness. The treaty was focused on punishing Germany for the damaged they caused during the war and humiliated Germany my doing so. The treaty forced Germany to accept all responsibility for the war, their military should be restricted to 100,000 troops and Germany must pay war reparation of $400 in today's money. The following punishments as shown above started the world war 2.
Why did Germany object the Treaty Of Versailles?
The Versailles treaty took away German territory, forced it to pay war reparations, and limited its military. Germans found the terms of the treaty insulting, particularly a section that forced Germany to admit it was the sole guilty party for the cause of World War One.
President Wilson tried to obtain popular support for the Treaty of Versailles by?
warning that peace depended on senate ratification of the treaty
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The U.S never ratified the Treaty of Versailles, President Wilson, although having assisted to compose the treaty, simply did not have enough political influence in U.S. congress. This resulted in the U.S. never signing the Treaty of Versailles and never joining the League of Nations, the U.S. did however, agree to a separate peace treaty with Germany in August 1921 named the Treaty of Berlin.
What effects did the Treaty of Versailles have on Italy?
they were horrible The Treaty of Versailles had many negative effects on Italy The Treaty of Versailles effects on the Kingdom of Italy, as it was called back starting in 1861 to 1946 started Facism in Italy. It also arose a diarchy in Italy. It also caused civil distress.
