World War I and World War II should not be considered one event and brought together to be known as the Great War. Though the two wars are vaguely linked, their differences outweigh the similarities between them so they can be known as separate events. From alliances to warfare, everything was different. The only similarity between the two is that the Treaty of Versaille ended World War I and started World War II.
The two wars can not be known as one war because they had differing causes. World War I was caused by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as well as militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. While World War II was caused by Hitler's takeover of Germany and his anti-semitist views. The Treaty of Versaille caused the depression in Germany, but the cause of the war was mainly the appeasement of Hitler after he came into power. Although the second world war could have been avoided if the the first ended on better terms, but that is not a good enough reason to combine the two wars because the more prominent cause of World War II is not related to World War I.
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In the first war, the main strategy was trench warfare and attrition warfare. Whoever ran out of resources lost. They also used early models of airplanes that were not very effective. By the time World War II came around, air power had grown due to the technological advance in airplanes. The Germans developed blitzkrieg as their military strategy in World War II. Nuclear weapons had also become more common. The two wars can not be known as the Great War because the style they were fought in are completely
The Versailles Treaty helped cause WW2 due to Germany’s territorial loss as well as the strict limitations imposed on Germany’s military. Germany’s territorial losses were one of the main contributors to the beginning of WW2. Document A provides a map showing the German border before WW1, and the territorial loss by Germany after WW1. Germany lost a significant amount of land including: the Polish Corridor, Lorraine, Alsace, and Danzig. Throughout, Document A helped suggest Germany’s territorial struggles.
In 1914, World War I started and ended four years later in 1918, almost a year later World War II had just begun. Treaty of Versailles would become a peace treaty between the Allies and Germany in 1919. How did the Treaty of Versailles trigger World War II? German territorial loss, military cuts, and the payment of reparations were all repercussions of the Treaty of Versailles, which later started World War II. The Treaty took a major amount of coal-producing land from Germany, which reduced coal production by forty percent. Along with the reduction of coal-producing land, the German military was limited one hundred thousand men, including officers. Additionally, Germany was required to pay reparations for the damage done during World War I, which cost them over two billion marks (6 million USD).
There are many things that the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War II. Economic losses, territory loss, overpowered by size, reparation and war guilt were causes that led to World War II. The Treaty of Versailles brought World War I to an end but began World War II.
In the aftermath of World War I, the Treaty of Versailles emerged as an influential document that shaped the course of history in the following years. Signed in 1919, the treaty marked the war's end and imposed consequences on Germany. It was crafted by the Allied powers to ensure peace and security due to the devastation caused by the war. The treaty's provisions, which included loss of territory, disarmament, and reparations, aimed to prevent future conflict. However, the treaty's controversial terms and impact on Germany's land, army, economy, and pride laid the groundwork for the rise of Nazi Germany and World War II.
On October 2, 1919, at the White House in Washington, D.C., United States President Woodrow Wilson suffered a massive stroke that left him partially paralyzed on the left half of his body. Wilson had poured all his strength into a last-ditch effort to win public support for the Versailles treaty and its vision of international cooperation through a league of nations after World War 1. After the senate foreign relations committee began it debate on the treaty, Wilson took the unprecedented step of appearing before the committee to argue for ratification, making it clear he would accept no changes to the treaty. While the committee— headed by Wilsons nemesis republican senator Henry Cabot Lodge—voted on many amendments to the treaty, while ignoring
Between the years 1919-1939, the Treaty of Versailles affected Germany in many ways such as economically, politically, loss of German territories, and caused Germany’s armed forces to struggle. The Treaty of Versailles was when Germany and The Allies signed a peace treaty, ending WW1. The treaty stripped Germany 25,000 square miles of land and over 7 million people. The treaty also caused Germany to go into a great depression.
During World War I (WWI) the soldiers utilized new tactics such as the use of machine guns and chemical warfare. As a result, the number of fatalities reached the millions. Seven months after World War I came to an end, the Allied nations, Great Britain, France, and the United States, came up with an idea to establish a treaty with hopes of preventing another calamitous war from breaking out in Europe. This treaty is called the Versailles Treaty and it was signed on June 28, 1919. Unfortunately, Germany had no say in the matter and was one of the nations listed in the Treaty of Versailles. This incident caused Germany to display signs of bitterness and conflict eventually erupted. (Background Essay) One could argue that the Versailles Treaty was the spark that fueled World War II (WWII) for numerous reasons such as territorial losses, mandatory reparation payments, and the
The Versailles Treaty was created in order to prevent any further wars from happening such as the calamity that was WWI, however could it be the very reason the Germans felt they needed to strike back at their enemies and cause an even greater calamity than the first World War known as WWII? After the first world war, the Versailles Treaty was created by the nations that won the first world war. Although it was majorly created by the delegates of the 3 biggest powers: Premier George Clemenceau of France, Prime Minister David Prime Lloyd of Britain, and President Woodrow Wilson of the U.S. It consisted of terms that Germany had to abide by after they were forced to sign it after being ignored
I believe that World War II was a continuation of World War I because of some not resolved issues. Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by expanding the military and invading Poland. One of the events that led to the beginning of World War 1 was: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism; which stands for MAIN. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia but they then joined up with Russia. After, Germany declared war on Russia which caused the war to expand. World War I ended in 1918 when Germany surrendered. It also had a great impact on European countries after it ended.
One could make the argument WW 2 was a continuation of WW1. World War 2 occurred twenty years after World War 1. WW 1 left causes leading to WW 2, like, Treaty of Versailles and the search for thorough ideas, such as Fascism, communism and militarism. It was due to the terrible conditions of different countries after the wars. I think that World War II was a continuation of World War I.
The first category, weapon advances, is a very important category. Leading up to the war, weapons were changing constantly. Weapons of World War One were out of date. They were becoming more accurate, and capable of longer ranges. In World War One, the average soldier carried a bolt action rifle. Bolt action rifles are accurate;
The World Wars were in some ways similar but also, different. The World Wars had similarities in the way the wars were caused, how the wars ended, in regards to who lost, and propaganda. The casualties, the cost, and the military tactics however, were some of their differences.
World War one started in 1914 and ended in 1918, and World War two started in 1939 and ended in 1945. In both wars, Germany and its allies had major parts in the beginning of the conflicts. World war one was fought between the Triple Entente & Italy versus Germany and Austria-Hungary & the Ottoman Empire. The results for both wars were almost the same. In World War one, no army lost; however, Germany politically lost everything, or most, of what she had. While in World war two, Germany surrendered after Hitler’s suicide. World War one took place in Europe, Middle East, and China, while world War two Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Both World Wars were fought in different ways. World War One was fought in a defensive manner from the
World War I and World War II were known as the two largest military conflicts in history. Many countries went to war and many lives were lost. Both wars consisted of many different alliances between different countries involved in whichever war.
The First World War can only be described as having been devastating. Thanks to World War I, Europe was left in debt and largely devastated. Both sides, i.e. the winners and the losers, suffered casualties never experienced prior to the First Word War. Millions were killed and scores wounded. It is thus understandable that at the end of it all, the victors were seething with anger and seeking revenge. They sought to make those they blamed for the war as weak as possible and with this, the Treaty of Versailles was born. To date, this very treaty is regarded the major cause of the Second World War. Instead of creating peace, as it was intended, this treaty ended up triggering yet another conflict.