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Essay On The Treaty Of Versailles

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Who was at the Paris Peace Conference where the Treaty of Versailles was created? Woodrow Wilson and the leaders of Britain, France, and Italy were there, but not Germany. The Treaty laid the ground work for World War two. Germany rebelled against the Treaty and started World War two. There
When the Treaty of Versailles was being written Germany was not brought into consideration. The Treaty of Versailles was being written Germany was not brought into consideration. Instead the blame for WW1 was put on to them. To punish Germany for “starting” the war they must pay for repairs, 66 million £. Also Germany’s army must be disarmed, and to top it all off they were supposed to give up land to surrounding countries. This did not settle well with Hitler. As a result he rose to power and promised that he was going to bring Germany out of its darkness. Also Hitler wanted to gain revenge on the countries that had cause Germany so much trouble during and after WWI. Germany wanted “their” land back; Hitler wanted to find a way to …show more content…

It brought their economy down. They were sick of being pushed around and told what to do. Germany could not pay for all of the repairs and keep the country running. Hitler wanted what he thought was “theirs.” By attempting to take back the land that once belonged to Germany, they started a war. When Hitler rose to power he wanted a “pure” nation. In his eyes a “pure” nation meant blonde hair blue eyes, or if Hitler did not agree with what you believed then you would be sent to concentration camps. In the beginning Germany invaded different countries. The problem was that Britain and France did not confront Germany, about breaking the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. Soon Germany had invaded Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Soviet Union and attacked France. Hitler was a man who wanted what he wanted and would not leave without a fight! When you put a man like that in power the end result is bound to be

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